This document is a poem titled "We Address" by Norma Cole. The poem is presented in snippets of text separated by links. It explores themes of memory, senses, colors, and gestures through abstract and fragmented language. Additional context is provided on Norma Cole, who is an American poet born in 1945 who currently lives in San Francisco. The document concludes by briefly describing National Poetry Month.

1. We Address
Norma Cole
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2. We Address
…a lead pencil held between thumb and forefinger
of each hand forms a bridge upon which
two struggling figures, quot;blood all aroundquot;…
I was born in a city between colored wrappers
I was born in a city the color of steam, between two pillars, between pillars and curtains, it
was up to me to pull the splinters out of the child's feet
I want to wake up and see you sea green and leaf green, the problem of ripeness.
Continue……
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3. We Address
On Monday I wrote it out, grayed out. In that case spirit was terminology
In that case meant all we could do. Very slowly, brighter, difficult and darker. Very
bright and slowly. Quietly lions or tigers on a black ground, here the sea is ice, wine is
ice
I am in your state now. They compared white with red. So they hung the numbers
and colors from upthrusting branches. The problem was light
Our friend arrived unexpectedly dressed in black and taller than we remembered. In
the same sky ribbons and scales of bright balance
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4. WeaAddress vary from
The problem and its history. Today rose-colored sky. Greens
yellow to brown. Brighter than ink, the supposition tells the omission of
an entire color
Which didn't have a musical equivalent. In those days the earth was
blue, something to play. A person yearned to be stone
Clearly a lion or sphinx-like shape.
The repetition of gesture is reiterated in the movement of ambient light on
the windows, curtains, and on the facing wall, the problem
and its green ribbons. Continue……
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5. We Address
The hands almost always meet. Turquoise adrenaline illusions adjacent to
memory, to mind. We address
memory, the senses, or pages on a double sheet, classical frontal framing. I want
you to wake up now
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6. Norma Cole
Norma Cole (born May 12, 1945) is a contemporary
American poet, visual artist, and frequent translator
from the French. She received her M.A. in French
Language and Literature from the University of
Toronto. A Canadian by birth, Norma Cole migrated
via France to San Francisco where she has lived since
1977.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norma_Cole
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7. National Poetry Month
National Poetry Month is a month-long, national celebration of
poetry established by the Academy of American Poets. The
concept is to widen the attention of individuals and the media
— to the art of poetry, to living poets, to our complex poetic
heritage, and to poetry books and journals of wide aesthetic
range and concern.

8. Presentation by Neelima
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