Clark, Davon 2019
Six Points Reading Series with Davon Clark and Gabriel Ojeda-Sague
Pilsen Community Books
I heard we got the city doing front flips // where every father/mayor/rapper jump ship // and I
heard they all wanted us to tumble down, anyway // to let our streets fall over into themselves //
inside the city line and through the alleys // in a flood of cement // and that crazy kid’s croons //
I heard he used to sing about us in autotune // how our rowhomes would jazz the boulevard into a
keyboard // how our grandparents and their grandparents knew joy like we know it // that is,
almost // that is, like someone always had their hands covering the sun over it // // that is, like it’s
all there is
– Davon Clark, “On Chances”
Watch Davon Clark perform his poem “Bustelo”:
Davon Clark – Bustelo
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Praise the glowing yellow sign
in the distance.
Praise how slow it comes.
Praise how fast it goes.
Praise be to going.
Praise be upon the dozens of us
that are all going somewhere
But to nowhere near the same somewhere.
– Davon Clark, “Praise to the Bus Ride”
Watch Davon Clark perform his poem “Sunset”:
Davon Clark – “Sunset” @WANPOETRY (CUPSI 2016)
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