The Architecture of Language: Poems

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ISBN: 9781566891905 | 1566891906
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 10/1/2006

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Inspired by contemporary art, music, literature, sports, and the peaceful allure of the Caribbean, The Architecture of Language captures the essence of the Americas, demonstrating that the people and traditions that shaped our country live on in the continuously fluid language we use to make music and to make poetry, to shape our history and to celebrate our culture. Book jacket.

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Eggplants: A Fable	p. 1
Vichyssoise	p. 4
Haiku Scenes	p. 6

Versace	p. 9
A Convention of Little Dogs	p. 10

Fear	p. 15
Fourteen Doors at Comstock Prison	p. 16
Historical Moment	p. 18
The Hours Fly Quick	p. 19
Politicians & Show Business	p. 20
The Times We Live In	p. 23
Three Sevens: 21 Lines Hoping for Change	p. 24
Shared Poem	p. 25
The Signatures of Time	p. 26
Eye Am Forever Looking for Shadows	p. 27
A Poem for All So-called Half-breeds: The Legacy, a Slow Turning	p. 29

Memory as a Circle: For the Love Eye Lost in Hurricane Audrey	p. 37
September 27, 2004	p. 39
St. Louis Music Flashback	p. 40
Diva	p. 42
Lucille	p. 44
The Shot	p. 46
For Richard Pryor: 1940-2005	p. 47

Mexican Lore	p. 51
The West Indian Day Parade	p. 52
Connections	p. 55
In Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe	p. 58
A Woman in the Water	p. 61
A Kite above the Beach	p. 62
The Moon Is a Lemon Wedge	p. 63
Sometimes in Montebello	p. 64
The Old Black Man Walking	p. 66
Eye Am Thinking of Moments	p. 67
We Have Come Here Again	p. 69

Music Is Language	p. 73
What Is It Poetry Seeks	p. 75
What Is It	p. 77
Switchin' in the Kitchen	p. 78

The Architecture of Language	p. 83
Glossary	p. 101
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