Read an excerpt from the Ukrainian-American poet Ilya Kaminsky’s collection “Deaf Republic.”
but from our neighbor, Alfonso—You must speak not only of great devastation—like two pleats of an accordion:where the only musical instrument is the door.to the twenty-six bones of one foot, the four dimensions of breathing,to the train conductor’s donkey on a rope,Bless each thing on earth until it sickens,I forgot, what I forgot brought glory to my travels,Our country has surrendered.
Years later, some will say none of this happened; the shops were open, we were happy and went to see puppet shows in the park. And yet, on some nights, townspeople dim the lights and teach their children to sign. Our country is the stage: when patrols march, we sit on our hands.When patrols march, the avenues empty. Air empties, but for the squeaks of strings and theWe are sitting in the audience, still. Silence, like the bullet that’s missed us, spins—I once found myself in a peaceful country. I watch neighbors opena cop demanding a man’s driver’s license.
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