"Plasma-bearer, visible"
Lac, Sexton, Rakosi, Ryan, Simic, Johnson
Nguyen Van Lạc (tr. from Vietnamese by Huynh Sanh Thong):
Anne Sexton:
Carl Rakosi:
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Kay Ryan:
Charles Simic:
Robert Johnson, “Dead Shrimp Blues,” rec. April 1937:
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