The 2River View

By Awae, Yumiko

Book Id: WPLBN0000661486
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 86.52 KB.
Reproduction Date: 2004

Title:	The 2River View
Author:	Awae, Yumiko
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Literature & drama, Poetry
Collections:	The Etext Archive Collection
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Publisher:	The Etext Archive


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Description
Poetry

Summary
Poetry

Excerpt
Excerpt: For the birds the birds the birds // Yumiko Awae // our wings are made // of polyester, topped // with real bird-feather // icings. we don?t hurt them; // some of them spare their fluff // when they die // (says ?donor? right on their // flier?s license). our wings have // plasticine hinges, not weak // like those of Icarus. they come // with insurance - they come // with parachutes instead of // airbags. our wings are shrinkable, // in case we want to pose as // people. we can put them away // under our backbones for walking. // we can wear lights on them // at night and cover them with // sleeves under harsh sunlight. it?s // 100 washable in warm water // and the whiteness never fades. // they can fight blood stains and // repel dust. they?re waterproof // and tearproof; they work better than // handles and are lighter than hands. // under a tubal sky we fly // in a loop until we become // one solid orbit, commanding // foreshadowing clouds to // break apart, stopping the rain.

Table of Contents
Contents Yumiko Awae for the birds the birds the birds torchalarm Erin Bealmear Who Decided Robert James Berry Ashes Fingerprints Reading Janet Buck Honest Elephants Ruben Vargas Librarian on Break Colby Chester The Day the World Ended Felling Centuries Ruth Daigon Invasions Slow Return