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"One such list, approved by Emperor T’ai-tsung in 638, tracked nearly 300 surnames and ranked more than 1,600 family lineages by their level of prestige."

"Dogs Get Cancer Too"

Red tiptinged gold
then a pure chromatic orange
wherever i abscond
the work is soon with me

i gather persimmon traces
from the floor of a subway car
scumbled over by a
charcoal gray

i look into faces
that might have once held light
now they are like everything
buried too long

i can only free colors

(1989)

Treasure trove of rare 50s-70s European avant-garde LPs to download.

"The dead are tired of poppies." --Marina Tsvetaeva

Rhythms from the Orient.