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You know what.
I moved from Sarajevo after three horrible winters
in the war, and I moved in Arizona in sunny place.
And you know, I moved in paradise, you know.
And I-- from first day I feel very good.
Yeah.
In Phoenix for five months.
And you know, I feel comfortable in the United States.
From Phoenix I moved to DC, which is a mistake, OK.
And I have some criticism of American politics
and-- you know.
But I feel the United States is a place for me and my family.
Yeah.
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Well, thank you.
Will you come down [INAUDIBLE]?
Yeah.
I believe I--
I determine next year's--
yeah, I will.
Arizona or California because I'm in love with west coast.
I'm curious if you've begun to--
you obviously speak English very well.
Do you write in English at all?
No.
My-- first of all, my English is horrible, you know.
But my Bosnian was amazing.
Believe me.
And I don't want to switch.
You know.
You know, one perfect instrument with my English-- my English.
Thank you.
Yeah?
Can you talk about which poems you
chose to read in the original language
and which ones you chose to read in English,
and how you made that decision?
Because I chose poems important for me, and in my--
important for me and my connection with Arizona,
you know.
And that's just because of that, I chose that.
Last one from "Sarajevo Blues" is last poem
I wrote in Sarajevo before I--
date before I moved in Arizona, and other poems.
In the last years I wrote many essays about my life
in the United States, and before I came here, you know,
I tried to prepare myself for the history
because this trip is important for me.
I recognize that in every--
in all those essays, I have some connection with Arizona,
you know.
I spent just five months in Phoenix,
but these five months are really important for me,
because I have more friends in Phoenix for this 5 months
then I have a friend in DC after years.
Yeah.
This.
And because of that I chose that one.