April 9: kami/kaze : a correspondence

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kami/kaze : a correspondence
Ng Yi-Sheng

An astronaut and a samurai fall in love. They write each other haiku and billet-doux via time capsule. SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED he says THEY HAVE TAKEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF OUR FOOTPRINTS IN THE DUST have you seen the moon she has stopped at my window to sniff the cherry blossom WE MUST KEEP THE RUSSIANS AT BAY the shogun would have us ride against the ronin WE MUST BEAT THEM AT THIS MAD GAME THEY FIRST BEGAN i don't know WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? do you hear the taiko drums HOLD ON LET ME RAISE THE ANTENNA what is antenna? if you listen hard you will hear my breath LIKE AN ARECIBO TRANSMISSION like divine wind INSIDE THERE IS OXYGEN yes beyond there are knives and chaos and under our armor I WILL BELIEVE we have the same skin.

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