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| ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
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| Victor Hernández Cruz |
Cruz published his first collection of poetry, Snaps in 1969 at the age of twenty. About the collection, Allen Ginsberg wrote: "Poesy news from space anxiety police age inner city, spontaneous urban American language as Williams wished, high school street consciousness transparent, original soul looking out intelligent Bronx windows." ...
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| Side 19
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by Victor Hernández Cruz |
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The Empire State Building
Is on 63rd Street
Ramon wanted to bet Manolo
Manolo said impossible
The Empire State Building
Is on 72nd Street
They made a ten dollar bet
And borrowed Cheo's car
And headed towards Brooklin
When they came back
Late that night
All that Manolo wanted to know
Was
If Gloria cooked |
From Tropicalization: Poems by Victor Hernandez Cruz. Copyright © 1976 by Victor Hernandez Cruz. Used by permission of the author. All rights reserved. |
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