Racism in France 3

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or unbarreled publicly, bursting out from shattered glass or rooftops powdering, smokewhispers coughing up from a hate-bomb the news of the day." The vision clanked in iron shoes around them till I stopped it: "Jacqueline would read the headlines HER way: 'HOME-GROWN POISON KILLS EIGHT, WOUNDS THIRTY; FOREIGNERS NOT INVOLVED.' " I paused. They could not taste it, could not know, not feel some family arrow turning, burning through the night. We smiled incapabilities into our genial coffee, each white cup silent, dark, and strangely warm 1982 1983

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Poem written by Emanuel, told through a conversation concerning racism in France. (Page 3)

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  • type
    Image
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    jpg
  • file size
    593 kB
  • container title
    James A. Emanuel Papers
  • creator
    James A. Emanuel
  • issue
    BOX 4 FOLDER 27, "The Chopping Block (Selected Poems), draft, 1988 (2 of 2)
  • rights
    James A. Emanuel Estate
  • rights holder
    James A. Emanuel Estate
  • version
    1982/1983