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mexican bean beetles, cucumber beetles, stink bugs, hornworms, flea beetles, white grubs, colorado potato beetle...wish they were as easy to destroy as one's belief in the worth of art, as people slowly turn into dumb jelly everywhere.

I guess, like the garden, if you plant enough, plus extra, some of it will still produce a measure of sustenance, despite the onslaught of horrible creatures bent on voraciously feeding, fucking and dying all while being barely sentient.

though inevitably you have to pick some off and smash them in the hard, hot dirt.

here are some art seeds I made yesterday:


asheville city hall



addiction machine from the Dripolator.

world cup poetry #12..

July 11, 2010

Spain vs Netherlands. This was a rough game, with multiple yellow cards for each team, and a red card for Netherlands. In the 116th minute in this game that went into extra time, Iniesta from Spain scored the winning goal. It was Spain's first World Cup title and the third time that Netherlands fell in the finals. Netherlands had their opportunities to score, but could not put the ball in the net.

Spain 1 Netherlands 0

Antonio Machado, Spanish poet, translated here:

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Dutch literature link and Dutch poet, Hans Lodeizen below:

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July 10, 2010

Germany vs. Uruguay. Germany won the game for the bronze in the 2010 World Cup. With a 3-2 victory, Germany finished in third place with a young team. Uruguay finished fourth and played an outstanding game today despite the loss. Luis Suarez, the Uruguayan player who was red-carded for using his hands to stop a goal against Ghana was booed whenever he touched the ball. 20 year old Thomas Mueller scored a goal, giving him 5 goals in this World Cup. His future appears bright. 32 year old Miroslav Klose did not get into the game and has 14 goals in his World Cup career leaving him one goal shy of the World Cup record of 15, held by Brazilian soccer star, Ronaldo. Diego Forlan scored 5 goals for Uruguay in this World Cup and was arguably one of top players in this competition. Forlan hit the goal post with the last shot of the game from outside the area on a free kick. A few inches lower and the game would have gone into extra time.

Nonsense poetry by German poet, Christian Morgenstern, here:

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A link to Uruguayan poetry here:

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World Cup Extra and Paul the Octopus, who picked Germany to win today.

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thanks for reading,

Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal

world cup poetry #11...

July 6, 2010

Netherlands 3-Uruguay 2. Netherlands defeated Uruguay to make their way to World Cup final on Sunday. Netherlands is looking for their first World Cup title.

Dutch poet, Jan-Willem Anker, interviewed here:

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An homage to Uruguayan poet from Chilean poet, Nicanor Parra, here:

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World Cup extra, World Cup Haiku below:

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July 7, 2010

Spain 1-Germany 0. Spain defeated Germany 1 nil and will face the Netherlands for the World Cup final. Spain and the Netherlands, two Europeans countries with strong soccer traditions, have never won the World Cup. The good thing about how this World Cup shaped up is that a country that has never won the World Cup will be hoisting the trophy this Sunday.

An anthology of Spanish poetry, below:

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Spanish poet, Francisco de Quevedo, translated below:

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German lyric poet, Friedich Hölderlin, translated below, also Rainer Maria Rilke, German language poet, translated here as well:

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thanks for reading,

Luis C. Berriozabal

world cup poetry #10...

July 3, 2010

Spain vs Paraguay. Paraguay missed a penalty kick that would have given them a lead in the second half. Moments later Spain was awarded a penalty. Their penalty was disallowed after Spanish attackers ran into the area before the kick was made. Spain had to shoot the penalty again and this time the Paraguayan goaltender made an excellent save. Spain scored a goal to win the game 1-0 and end the dreams of Paraguay.

Spanish poet, novelist, and playwright, Miguel de Cervantes, here:

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Juan Emiliano O’Leary, Paraguayan born poet, here:

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Elvio Romero, Paraguayan poet, here:

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July 3, 2010

Argentina vs. Germany. Diego Maradonna’s magic fizzled out against Germany, who routed the Argentine team 4-0. The broadcaster’s in the both joked that Rolling Stone singer, Mick Jaegger, brought bad luck to Argentina. In previous World Cup matches Mick Jaegger was seen cheering on England, the United States, and Brazil before being eliminated. Klosse, forward from Germany has scored 14 goals in his career in World Cup matches, putting him 2 goals ahead of Pele, and is now one goal away from catching Ronaldo, who scored 15 goals in World Cup competition.

Surrealist Argentine poet, Oliveiro Girondo, here,

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Max Ernst, German graphic artist, painter, poet, sculptor, and pioneer of Dada movement and surrealism, here,

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thanks for reading,

Luis C. Berriozabal

world cup poetry #9...

June 27, 2010

Germany 4-England 1. Germany eliminated England in the quarterfinals. The referee and his assistant missed a clear goal that would have tied the score at 2-2.

Translations from German poet, Norbet Hummelt, here:

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An interview with English poet, Miles J. Bell, here:

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June 27, 2010

Argentina 3-Mexico 1. Argentina outplayed Mexico and advanced to the next round of World Cup play. Mexico’s mistakes on the field cost them throughout the game.

Argentine poet, Alejandra Pizarnik, here:

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Mexican poet, David Huerta, here:

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June 28, 2010

Netherlands 2-Slovakia 1. Netherlands eliminated Slovakia from World Cup competition.

Dutch poet, Ramsey Nasr, here:

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Slovakian poet, Mária Ridzoňová Ferenĉuhová, introduced here:

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June 28, 2010

Brazil 3-Chile 0. Brazil eliminated Chile from World Cup play.

Brazilian poet, Astrid Cabral, here:

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Chilean poet, Raul Zurita, here:

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June 29, 2010

Japan 0-Pagaruay 0. Paraguay defeated Japan in penalty kicks 5-3 and eliminated Japan from World Cup play.

Japanese poet, Ann Inoshita, here:

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Paraguayan poet, Hérib Campos Cervera, here:

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June 29, 2010

Spain 1-Portugual 0. Spain defeated Portugal and eliminated from the World Cup.

António Gamoneda, Spanish poet, below:

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João César Monteiro, film director, writer, actor, and film critic, poet-provocateur here:

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July 2, 2010

Netherlands 2-Brazil 1. Netherlands defeated Brazil 2-1 in a hard fought game that eliminated the number 1 ranked team out of the World Cup play.

Links to Contemporary Poetry in the Netherlands, here:

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Brazilian poet, Cecília Meireles, here:

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July 2, 2010

Uruguay 1-Ghana 1. Uruguay defeated Ghana in penalty kicks 4-2. Ghana missed a penalty kick in overtime play that could have eliminated Uruguay, but unfortunately the shot hit the crossbar.

Text about Edgardo Antonio Vigo by Uruguayan poet, Clemente Padin, here:

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Poems from Ghana: The Red Room, here:

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thanks for reading,
Luis C. Berriozabal

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