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128 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 1987
My first felony—I took up with poetry.
For this penalty, the rice burned.
Mother warned I’d never wife.
Wife? A woman like me.
whose choice was rolling pin or factory.
An absurd vice, this wicked wanton
writer’s life.
Maybe in this season, drunk
And sentimental, I’m willing to admit
a part of me, crazed and kamikaze,
ripe for anarchy, loves still.
I go out into the street once more.
The wrists so full of living.
The heart begging once again.
Tantas cosas asustan. Tantas.(the poem goes on and I'd love to share more, but can't figure out how to get goodreads to let me put in the accents where necessary.) In spite of the fantastic quality of the best pieces, I didn't fall in love with the collection as a whole, only with two individual pieces.
Los muertos y los vivos.
Lo que la oscuridad no nos permite ver
y lo que nos permite.
Pasos sobre un patio
tanto como el silencio.
Y cosas simples.