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Article: En la calle San Sebastian.(Poem)
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- Ploughshares
- Article date:
- March 22, 2002
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En la calle San Sebastian
Here in a bar on the street of the saint
en la calle San Sebastian,
a dancer in white with a red red scarf
en la calle San Sebastian,
calls to the gods who were freed by slaves
en la calle San Sebastian,
and his bronze face is a lantern of sweat
en la calle San Sebastian,
and hands smack congas like flies in the field
en la calle San Sebastian,
and remember the beat of packing crates
en la calle San Sebastian,
from the days when overseers banished the drum
en la calle San Sebastian,
and trumpets screech like parrots of gold
en la calle San Sebastian,
trumpets that herald the end of the ...
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