130 DEGREES AND 75 CENTS

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“I am a drop of gold he would say
I am molten matter returned from the core of earth to tell you interior things-
Look! He would prick his thumb
And press out ocher-colored drops that sizzled when they hit the plate-
Volcano blood! Claimed
The temperature of his body was a continuous 130 degrees and let people
Touch his skin for 75 cents
At the back of the tent.”

-Anne Carson

 

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2 thoughts on “130 DEGREES AND 75 CENTS

  1. Fernando says:

    Muy padre, ¿No tienes algún link para encontrar más cosas de esta autora?

    Saludos

  2. gabriella says:

    tienen sus libros en amazon. esta cita es de este libro:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobiography_of_Red

    saludos!
    g

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