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Vasko Popa, “Before the Game”

BEFORE THE GAME Shut one eye then the other Peek into every corner of yourself See that there are no nails no thieves See that there are cuckoo’s eggs Shut then the other eye Squat and jump Jump jump high high On top of yourself Fall then with all your weight Fall for days on [...]

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Vasko Popa – Proud Error

Once upon a time there was an error So ridiculous so minute No one could have paid attention to it It couldn’t stand To see or hear itself It made up all sorts of nonsense Just to prove That it really didn’t exist It imagined a space To fit all its proofs in And time [...]

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