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>> I want to finish by reading just small poems

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and then we'll move on to
read from my latest book.

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I was about nine years old, in LA, and visiting
my grandma and my grandma basically died

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and that's what the poem is about.

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We were not told that she had died and we
waited for weeks and I really resented that.

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And now, I'm very much involved
with Day of the Dead.

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I'm part of the committee in San
Francisco that gets together every year

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and we do this community ritual, a procession.

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Last year, about 7,000 people participated
and the poem goes El día de los muertos.

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A los muertos les da mucha alegría, la
gente les lleva flores en el panteón.

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En casa, les dedicamos un altar, compartimos
una cena familiar con cuentos, ofrendas y pan.

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A los muertos queremos recordar, con
la música los imaginamos bailar.

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Yo pongo una foto en el altar, es
mi abuela que me viene a visita.

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Day of the death.

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Brings lots of joy to the dead.

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People take flowers to the tombs.

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At home, we dedicate an altar to them.

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We share a family dinner with
stories, offers and bread.

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We want to recall our dead.

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We imagine them dancing to the music.

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I place a photo on our altar.

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It's my grandma who comes to visit me.