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Michael McClure - Beast Language

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Beast Language in English

In 1962 I wrote a book of 99 poems in what I call Beast Language in English. This one however was written on August it's dated as most of them are not dated August 6th 1962. And this is written the day after Marilyn Monroe died. We are served by machines making satins of sounds. Each blot of sound is a bud or a star. Body eats bouquets of the ears vista. Garumi Not through sierge, not thee. The machines are too dull when we are lion-booms that move and breathe. One we grew. Charusrida no deemed as one itus ro. Farewell Mourd Run. Tharahur. Agr

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