Tuesday, December 15, 2009

jerome rothenberg



a homolinguistic experiment:

two from mexico:

1:
the youth are immortal here,
blind, senseless they are named
the-lost-generation
- glassy looks, weak muscles,
limp bodies -
they run in circles,
deep fertile soil of
the earth streak their skin and bones
oh, 失明的老人 (shiming de laoren)
seated upon luxurious pillows,
toes curled from bindings, the
loss of circulation


2: san cristobal
the youth are immortal,
rising,
scarring the breasts of the mothers
who suckled them,
first they were dust
& now,
they are ashes,
they are ashes & were
burnt by the
sun

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