http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2007/11/sweeping-the-states/ A blog from the Poetry Foundation where contemporary poets debate classic and contemporary poetry from America and around the world. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:12:11 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2007/11/sweeping-the-states/#comment-1553 Don Share Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:58:14 +0000 http://pf/harriet/?p=496#comment-1553 I'll be looking forward to that Shout Out, Rigoberto. In Huerta's book there's a poem, "Toward a Portrait of the Undocumented," with these lines, already much-quoted: The economy is a puppeteer manipulating my feet. (Who's in control when you dance?) Pregnant with illegals, the Camaro labors up the road; soon I will be born. I am the heat captured by infrared eyes. I’ll be looking forward to that Shout Out, Rigoberto. In Huerta’s book there’s a poem, “Toward a Portrait of the Undocumented,” with these lines, already much-quoted:
The economy is a puppeteer
manipulating my feet.
(Who’s in control when you dance?)
Pregnant with illegals, the Camaro
labors up the road; soon I will be born.
I am the heat
captured by infrared eyes.

]]> http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2007/11/sweeping-the-states/#comment-1552 Rigoberto Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:47:40 +0000 http://pf/harriet/?p=496#comment-1552 Thanks for this post. I'd also like to point folks to the book SOME DECLARATIONS Y OTROS POEMS, by Javier O. Huerta. I'll be doing a Shout Out on this book soon, but the connection between these two poets' politics is relevant. Thanks for this post. I’d also like to point folks to the book SOME DECLARATIONS Y OTROS POEMS, by Javier O. Huerta. I’ll be doing a Shout Out on this book soon, but the connection between these two poets’ politics is relevant.

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