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I wanted to see--

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I wanted to-- actually, I
did a poem in this collection

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that, to me, it was a poem that
opened the door to a new life

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for me.

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I did this poem,
a poem came out,

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and it's called
"Ode to Tomatoes."

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I love tomatoes.

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[LAUGHTER]

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You know?

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Today I had dinner
at the Kingfisher

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and I ordered some fish.

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But when they said that one of
the ingredients was Chipotle,

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I said I have to have Chipotle.

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For me, Chipotle
is very important

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because it has
tomato and has chili.

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And so this is my
"Ode to Tomatoes."

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It says-- "'Ode to Tomatoes.'

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They make friends anywhere.

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Red smiles in salads.

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Tender, young, and generous.

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Hot salsa dancers, round
corners of the kitchen.

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Hard to imagine cooking without
first asking their blessings."

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And after I did
this poem, I decided

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to write poetry for
children because now I have

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four nieces and five nephews.

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They're about three months
old to about 13 years old now.

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And I did not find too many
books published in a bilingual

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format in inglés, en español.

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And so I did my first
book after, actually,

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asking the publisher
for four years

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that I wanted to do a
collection of poems.

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And they told me, poetry
doesn't sell, Francisco.