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Old Words (30)

Datec. 1993
MediumInk on cardstock
DimensionsPaper Size: 6 7/16 × 4 in. (16.4 × 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Object numberUAC7452.19
DescriptionLetterpress printed poem by Keith Taylor titled "Old Words (30)".

Old Words (30)

81. What she sees Beyond these walls, beyond this country
where I've never belonged, couldn't vote,
sits a gentleness where the names

of fine china, of houseplants,
of all the Annas and Micheals
I'm vaguely related to

are forgotten. And the names of wheat,
for mountains. Where even my pleasure
in these names will be forgotten.

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Published by The Alternative Press, The Final Issue Finally.