CHANGING THE SUBJECT

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Red Hen Press Los Angeles Changing the Subject poems by James Cervantes & Halvard Johnson Changing the Subject Copyright ©2004 by James Cervantes and Halvard Johnson All Rights Reserved No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Cover art Paul Eluard (2) by Carolie Parker Lopez Book design by Mike Vukadinovich Cover design by Mark E. Cull ISBN 1-888996-83-8 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 20031168244 The City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, California Arts Council and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission partially support Red Hen Press. Red Hen Press www.redhen.org First Edition Acknowledgments Some of these poems appeared previously in an electronic chapbook at Blue Moon Review. James Cervantes: “Directions to Oblivion” also appeared in North American Review. Halvard Johnson: “Dead Man’s Float” inTransparencies & Projections (New Rivers Press, 69). “In the West,” “Moving. The Air.,” and “A Cloud of Dust” in The Dance of the Red Swan (New Rivers Press, 71). “4th of July” and“Moonrise” in Eclipse (New Rivers Press, 74). “Paradise Road” and“Nightride” in Winter Journey (New Rivers Press, 79). “Clouds” in Puerto del Sol. “In the Open Air” in Orogrande. “Take Me to the Water” in Confrontation. “Entering the House” in CrossConnect. This page intentionally left blank. ...