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Poetas y Pintores: Artists Conversing with Verse

   

The Artist                                             The Poet

Malaquias Montoya                            Francisco X. Alarcón

Untitled
2005

Acrylic on Canvas, 30" x 24"

 

The Poet

Francisco X. Alarcón

To Those Who Have Lost Everything

crossed

in despair

many deserts

full of hope

carrying

their empty

fists of sorrow

everywhere

mouthing

a bitter night

of shovels

and nails

“you’re nothing

you’re shit

your home’s

nowhere”—

mountains

will speak

for you

rain

will flesh

your bones

green again

among ashes

after a long fire

started in

a fantasy island

some time ago

turning

Natives

into aliens

 

 

 

 

 

 

          

  

 

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