City of Coughing and Dead Radiators: Poems Book

	The Hidalgo's Hat and a Hawk's Bell of Gold	17
	The Admiral and the Snake	19
	The Lover of a Subversive Is Also a Subversive	21
	Cockroaches of Liberation	23
	El Grito de Pepaberta	25
	Coca-Cola and Coco Frio	26
	Day of the Dead on Wortman Avenue	28
	Borofels	30
	Prayer for Brother Burglar	32
	The Skull Beneath the Skin of the Mango	34
	Fidel in Ohio	36
	City of Coughing and Dead Radiators	39
	Courthouse Graffiti for Two Voices	42
	Tires Stacked in the Hallways of Civilization	43
	Mi Vida: Wings of Fright	44
	The Broken Window of Rosa Ramos	46
	The Legal Aid Lawyer Has an Epiphany	48
	Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper	49
	The Toolmaker Unemployed	50
	Transient Hotel Sky at the Hour of Sleep	52
	The Music of Astronomy	55
	Don't Worry, Son, You're in the Care of Mental Health Professionals	56
	The Arm	57
	Memorial Day Parade at the Viet Coffee House	58
	Ashes and Donuts	59
	DSS Dream	60
	Blackballed by the Rainbow Girls	63
	White Birch	66
	The Carnival Leaves for the Next Town	68
	The Rifle in My Hands	69
	The Lesson of My Uncle's Nose	70
	The Year I Was Diagnosed with a Sacrilegious Heart	72
	The Other Alamo	75
	Author's Note: When Songs Become Water	79
	When Songs Become Water	80
	Cuando los cantos se vuelven agua	81
	Glossary of Spanish Terms	85
	Biographical Note	89