In this episode 6 we visit the work of California-based Language poet Rae Armantrout. We read her poem "Integer" in English and Spanish, and then provide a translation of our own.

About Rae Armantrout: www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/rae-armantrout

JotDown interview: www.jotdown.es/2012/03/rae-armantrout-me-inquieta-tener-una-experiencia-que-no-se-puede-articular/

John Cage Mushroom Haiku: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNzVQ8wRCB0

INTEGRA

1

Un qué?
Un agarre?
No manos.
No colección
de estrellas. Algo oscuro
lo impregna.

2

Metáfora
es sacrificio ritual.

Mata el parecido.
No,
metáfora es homepatía.

Una célula sana
se exhibe inhibicion de contacto.

3

Estes créditos temporales
ya no estarán reflejados
en tu próximo período de facturación.

4

"Oscuro" significando
no reflejando,

no dispuesto
a sugerencia.

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