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Subway poem Tiburon by Martin Espada.

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September 9, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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This is a hero of mine. You can find this poem in No More Masks.
Grandma, come back, I forgot How much lard for these rolls Think you can put yourself in the ground Like plain potatoes and grow in Ohio? I am damn sick of getting fat like you Think you can lie through your Slovak? Tell filthy stories about the blood sausage? Pish-pish nights at the virgin in Detroit? I blame your raising me up for my Slav tongue You beat me up out back, taught me to dance I'll tell you I don't remember any kind of bread Your wavy loaves of flesh Stink through my sleep The stars on your silk robes But I'm glad I'll look when I'm old Like a gypsy dusha hauling milk. By Carolyn Forché
April 6, 2024 at 9:36 PM