Fall/Winter 2014



Janet Hamill

KNOCK OF AFRICA.4

The Big Sleep makes for great reading     in the Hotel of Infinite Space
anemic rock stars arrive daily     by ferry     plane     bus     rail     or car
be sure to see Teatro Cervantes     closed and falling to pieces    on your way
up to the Grand Socco     take a picture of the ghosts of Spanish actors

Anemic rock stars arrive daily     by ferry     plane     bus     rail     or car
to pay homage to a fellow traveler     Ibn Battouta     whose tomb is in the kasba
up to the Grand Socco     take a picture of the ghosts of Spanish actors
drink mint tea in the Café El-Hafa      and the view of the Bay of Tangiers

To pay homage to a fellow traveler     Ibn Battouta     whose tomb is in the kasbah
bring kif and majoun      and make a day of the glamorous debris of exile
drink mint tea in the Café El-Hafa      and the view of the Bay of Tangiers
like Kerouac in his bathing suit     imagining a title for Burroughs’ disheveled novel

Bring kif and majoun      and make a day of the glamorous debris of exile
in the Zoco Chico     there are the Bacerra     Fuentes     and more sleep budgets
like Kerouac in his bathing suit     imagining a title for Burroughs’ disheveled novel
The Big Sleep makes for great reading     in the Hotel of Infinite Space


Janet Hamill is the author of six books, most recently Tales from the Eternal Cafe (Three Rooms Press, February 11, 2014). She is also the author of five books of poetry and has collaborated with the band Lost Ceilings on two CD's of poetry and music.

 


 

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