Faces at the First Farmworkers’ Constitutional Convention
Just the other day
In Fresno
In a giant arena
Architectured
To reject the very poor
Cesar Chavez brought
The very poor
Together
Read Poem In Fresno
In a giant arena
Architectured
To reject the very poor
Cesar Chavez brought
The very poor
Together
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Los Vatos
Back in the early fifties el Chonito and I were on the
Way to the bote when we heard the following dialogue:
Police car radio:Pachuco rumble in progress in front of Lyceum
Theatre. Sanger gang crossing tracks heading for
Chinatown. Looks big this time. All available
Westside units . . .
Cop to partner driving car:
Take your time. Let ’em wipe each other out.
Read Poem Way to the bote when we heard the following dialogue:
Police car radio:Pachuco rumble in progress in front of Lyceum
Theatre. Sanger gang crossing tracks heading for
Chinatown. Looks big this time. All available
Westside units . . .
Cop to partner driving car:
Take your time. Let ’em wipe each other out.
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Sunstruck While Chopping Cotton
It was at first a single image.
A mirage-like illusional dance
Wavering and decomposing in the
Distance like a plastic mosaic.
Then it cleared.
Not one but three Bothisattvas
Suspended in a cloud of yellow dust
Just above the rows of cotton
Read Poem A mirage-like illusional dance
Wavering and decomposing in the
Distance like a plastic mosaic.
Then it cleared.
Not one but three Bothisattvas
Suspended in a cloud of yellow dust
Just above the rows of cotton
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Th’ Dog Dreamers
Suddenly,
A mean-mouthed pack of dogs
Came out of stage left
Moving across America
In rapacious slow motion
Running funny, they said.
And how they appeared and disappeared
Didn’t help, either.
Read Poem A mean-mouthed pack of dogs
Came out of stage left
Moving across America
In rapacious slow motion
Running funny, they said.
And how they appeared and disappeared
Didn’t help, either.
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