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Communication (caught in motion)

I caught a poem on the subway last nght. It is part of the MTA’s Poetry in motion (similar to the poems on subways in the UK).

I found it so true and delightful I couldn’t help but share:

"I am talking to you about poetry

and you say

when do we eat.

The worst of it is

I’m hungry too."

- Alicia Partnoy

Source (C) Alicia Partnoy 1992

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One Response to “Communication (caught in motion)”

  1. Natalie Shell: think talk walk » Blog Archive » The Point of Life…and Other Morning Musings Says:
    July 15th, 2007 at 3:55 pm

    [...] Some of my current questions: how to be a storyteller…how to live a healthy creative life AND make a living…what structure do I need to work within to do my best work…where I can learn more dance…how to be motivated do record and finish stories I already have…how to publish children’s books…should I do another degree…what should I eat for lunch (which reminds me of this poem)  [...]

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