City That Reads: Baltimore Signs and Markings Volume 33
Patrick Swickard
8.5"x11" paperback, 212 pages
I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night,
Alive as you or me.
Says I, "But Joe, you're ten years dead,"
"I never died," says he
"I never died," says he
"In Salt Lake City, Joe," says I to him,
Him standing by my bed,
"They framed you on a murder charge,"
Says Joe, "But I ain't dead,"
Says Joe, "But I ain't dead."
"The copper bosses killed you, Joe,
They shot you, Joe," says I.
"Takes more than guns to kill a man,"
Says Joe, "I didn't die,"
Says Joe, "I didn't die."
And standing there as big as life
And smiling with his eyes
Says Joe, "What they forgot to kill
Went on to organize,
Went on to organize."
-Alfred Hayes
Art bikes. Flyers. Cash for diabetic test strips, DIY edition. Stolen bikes. Lost jackets. Mini Baby. Sacred spaces. Labyrinth. Cash for Houses. Ednor Gardens. Tarshea's food. Buried gas lines. Apocalyptic videos. Salt boxes. Historic charm. North Calvert Green. Handprints. Misspelled swears. Misspelled car washes. Miss Spoiled Rotten. If they gunned me down.... Phone books. Pumpkins. Yard sales. Parkway's future home. Charles Theater. Movie posters. Campaign posters. Spicy Christmas. Howard Street. Banana hazards. Crocheted works. Scenes from near Cecil Elementary. Inaccurate mathematics. Panhandler signs. Wobblies. Schoolkid letters.
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