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Subject: ARAB AMERICANS
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UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` ADMISSIONS AGAINST INTEREST, by LAWRENCE JOSEPH    Poem Full Text         Poet Analysis         Recitation by Author     Poet's Biography
First Line: Taking my time, literal as I seemed, crazy
Last Line: But sell it cheaply to survive
Subject(s): Arab Americans; City & Town Life


EVEN THE IDIOT MAKES DEALS, by LAWRENCE JOSEPH    Poem Full Text         Poet Analysis         Recitation by Author     Poet's Biography
First Line: On mack avenue the smell of hot iron closes your eyes
Last Line: She knows you'll put a coin into her waiting hand
Subject(s): Arab Americans; Detroit, Michigan


IN THE GLORIOUS YEMEN RESTAURANT, by KHALED MATTAWA    Poem Full Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: 25 on atlantic avenue, faces kneaded
Subject(s): Restaurants; Immigrants; Arab Americans; Cafes; Diners; Emigrant; Emigration; Immigration