Hard as hell to do, & I can't find my copy of the book right now.
Here's the beginning of one of the poems:
1 the
1 the
the 1 military
the 1 victim
interrogation 2 of,
victim 2 whether
standing 2 around
as 2 pop
the 3 torture
jew, 3 or
as 3 midwives
art ... 3
of 4 the
japanese 4 or
the 4 military
4 putting
murder 5 of,
vietnamese 5 man
5
one 5 environment
the 6 gawking
woman 6 or,
becoming 6 human
around 6 another
at, 7 the
woman 7 with
the 7 military
the 7 victim
military 8 helping
child 8
standing 8 around
as 8 pop
9 to . . .
9
9 the-birth-of
9 art
I hope this comes through as it should, but worry that it wont. four voices
reading simultaneously is the performance mode. this is a short one, but
many go on for pages & can build up a real rage & pace...
Doug
Douglas Barbour
Department of English
University of Alberta
Edmonton Alberta Canada T6G 2E5
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water-
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but the field
will return
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