On Earth with Ocean Vuong
Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso
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Courage or Respect? Is It a Matter of Respect or Courage?
I think it was ultimately about respect. Even if i had the courage, i couldn't have lived with it. I would have disrespected them by using their answers for art and that was a line that i drew. The poems create a myth thos out of the context of history. Which is why i i use the typology of the greek myths to position the enemy's bodies against i don't know where i wold end up between these two polar stanzas respect or courage, but i hope that by the time i'm done with this life, i end up on the side of respect.
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