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(May be (Tal vez
I had to forget how) tuve que olvidar cómo)
– Dolores Dorantes, from Dolores Dorantes by Dolores Dorantes; trans. Jen Hofer.
Their frilly, ordered intellects.
The use they’ve made of cardamom,
radiation as well. How they’ve pasteurized milk, loaned surnames to stars,
captured tribes, diseases, streets, and ideas too. Yo también he admirado la gente de este planeta.
Sus intelectos ornados, ordenados.
El uso que han hecho de cardamomo,
incluso radiación. Como han pasteurizado leche, prestado apellidos a estrellas,
capturado tribus, enfermedades, calles e ideas también.
– Akilah Oliver, from A Toast in the House of Friends, trans. John Pluecker