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Sloveneback TOMAŽ ŠALAMUN
translation from Slovene by Brian Henry
UMass
People rustle like a chest
waiting for an incision. Dice
float. Rocks float.
Trees move along with
the reading. The voice is Joshua’s.
Emerson attends.
A storm attends. Prophets
attend. The benches, the glow
of the listeners, rocking.
Rocking before the reading,
a wall before the reading. One is
terrible, one is good. Brian is
good, gentle. I love,
respect and caress him. 
Contributor’s notes: Tomaž Šalamun
Contributor’s notes: Brian Henry