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e.g. -
"Where is the "you" of You/ Tube."
--
"Arthur Rimbaud"
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"When I am straddling you, you/ Say this ridiculous thing, Mamma /
Llama."

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At times, I felt like some kind of a voyeur reading it--but not a voyeur of sleaze; more like a voyeur of open authenticity.

There are lots of parts I like. Here is one of them:

The words on a page
In an open book
Looked stupid to
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Notes upon rereading (11/01/09):
This text really does destroy, and it's incredible how there is a potent balance of sentimentality and textual commentary that each undermines the other and creates a new sort of hybrid that works, well, perfectly.]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 03 18:38:53 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 23:33:20 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Nov 23 07:24:40 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 07:24:40 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 03 04:45:21 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 04:45:21 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Nov 01 16:01:16 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 16:01:16 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Oct 27 03:15:46 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 03:15:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 22 09:58:16 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 09:58:16 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Oct 09 14:55:59 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 14:55:59 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3084065