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But you were brushing out your hair
and singing to yourself.
And, for a moment, I think I saw
what those artists saw —
someone half in love with herself
and half in love with the world.


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Why isn't there more meat on this chicken
It's as if the damned thing began starving itself
once it knew what the future had in store for it
Is this what they mean by "organic"


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You think you got something big to say? Something momentous? Or is it what you had to memorize in order to escape the men with lightning in their eyes?

John Yau

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John Yau

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Born: June 5, 1950 (age 74)
Bio: John Yau is an American poet and critic who lives in New York City. He received his B.A. from Bard College in 1972 and his M.F.A. from Brooklyn College in 1978. He has published over 50 books of poetry, artists' books, fiction, and art criticism.
Known for:
  1. Borrowed love poems (2002)
  2. Further Adventures in Monochrome (2012)
  3. A thing among things (2008)
  4. Forbidden entries (1996)
  5. Paradiso diaspora (2006)

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