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So first, I'll
read two poems that

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paint satirical
portraits, one of a poet

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and the other of a
young revolutionary.

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And then I'll read a poem that
presents a relatively idealistic

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view of poetry.

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And then at the last minute,
I added on a prose poem

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from another
collection, Taberna,

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which I'm also working
on because I decided

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that these three poems
that I had chosen

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were actually too transparent.

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And I wanted to give you a
little taste of the more--

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really, what is a
more difficult one.

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So they're short
though, don't worry.

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And one of them I will
also read in Spanish, just

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to give you a little
taste of the Spanish.

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So the first one is the portrait
of a young revolutionary.

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And it's called
"Portrait of a Disciple."

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Between the top of his ear
and an overgrown mop of hair

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The feather of a peach fed hawk

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Between his teeth,
a Havana cigar

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bought at Fernando
Pessoa's Tobacco Shop

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Below, wedged into
his wife's armpit,

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Schopenhauer and the military
writings of Mao Tse Tung

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In place of chest and abdomen,

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An ancient Venetian
mirror scented

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with bee larvae and parsley

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Between his legs, the bell of a
loudspeaker and a Flemish pike

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Hooves soldered to
some strange skates

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Driven by tiny motors
from a model plane kit.

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So that's "The Disciple."