All the Trees of the Field Shall Clap Their Hands
Eduardo C. Corral
Josefa Segovia was tried, convicted & hanged on July 5, 1851 in
Downieville, California for killing an Anglo miner, a man who the day
before had assaulted her.
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befoe the the first knots
befoe the befoe thethe
dead untie?
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befoe thalong the Yuba river
befoe the befoe th ththetoss
coins
befoe the befoeinto
the doubling water.
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skin.
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coal, plow,
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century.
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layers
befoe the befoe of
the same palabra.
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a peach pit
beforbeforbeforb0eon
a white dish
beforbeforbeffor
a thumbprint.
beforbeforWolf counselor.
beforbeforbeforbeforbefReaper.
beforbeforbeforbSmall
rock.
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beforbeforbefomy
right ear
beforwhispers God is gracious,
beforbeforbeforbefGod
will
beforbeforb increase. The
soul,
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semen,
beforbeforbeforbeforescapes
beforbeforbeforthe body
beforbeforbeforbeforbeswiftly.
Eduardo C. Corral holds degrees from
Arizona State University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His work
has recently been honored with a "Discovery"/
The Nation Award and a MacDowell Colony residency.
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