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Ada Limón

Ada Limon was born on March 28, 1976. She was raised in Sonoma County, California, in the towns of Sonoma and Glen Ellen. She is of Mexican, Irish, Scottish, and German descent. Her paternal grandfather was from San Juan

Almost Forty an Old Story

by Ada Limón (b. 1976)

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The birds were being so bizarre today,

we stood static and listened to them insane

in their winter shock of sweet gum and ash.

We swallow what we won’t say: Maybe

it’s a warning. Maybe they’re screaming

for us to take cover. Inside, your father

seems angry, and the soup’s grown cold

on the stove. I’ve never been someone

to wish for too much, but now I say,

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Who claimed that after Pablo Picasso's death, he would be best known as a poet --that encyclopedia entries would read: "Picasso, Pablo Ruiz: Spanish poet who dabbled in painting, drawing and sculpture."

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Picasso made this claim about himself.

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