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Ariel Francisco (he/him/his) reads the poem, “Black Beans” by Sarah Kirsch (Ice Roses © 2014, Carcanet Press). Get your copy of Ice Roses here: https://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=711

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I'm Ariel Francisco, and I'll be reading a  poem by Sarah Kirsch called "Black Beans,"   translated from German by Wayne Kvam.

Afternoons I take up a book Afternoons I lay down a book Afternoons it occurs to me there is war Afternoons i forget every war Afternoons I grind coffee Afternoons I set the ground coffee Backwards together beautiful Black beans Afternoons I undress dress First make up then wash myself Sing am silent