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the book of the white dog, or:
seven glances at a boy at a bus stop
drawings and stamped text
96 pages
9" x 7.5"
[2012]
seven glances at a boy at a bus stop
drawings and stamped text
96 pages
9" x 7.5"
[2012]
sunday afternoon. the body of samer al-khatib was buried in mezze this morning. security in damascus has been increased in an attempt to prevent further protests against president bashar al-assad. "walking in mezze now carries the risk of arrest. the area is quiet.” i have been in daryaganj, looking at books. in central dakar, riot police are firing tear gas at people demonstrating against president abdoulaye wade's plan to run for a third term in office. in moscow, hundreds of cars are circling the garden ring to demand that prime minister vladimir putin allow free elections. they are flying white ribbons and white balloons. one family holds their little white dog out the car window. i walk down bahadurshah zafar marg, towards mandi house. february, & getting warmer. i don’t want to take a bus. these buses are all going the wrong way in any case. later today the chinese vice president, xi jinping, will travel from the scenic city of shannon to dublin, ‘continuing’ his visit to ireland, as the papers will say tomorrow. yesterday he visited a farm to chat with a local family. trampling the grass, stepping through the mud. he handed them a painting containing the character ‘prosperous’, the character ‘auspicious’. prosperous & auspicious. after the boy i’ve been looking at waves down a passing 429 & climbs on board, i continue on my way, southwards, westwards, to nehru park. i will lie on a bench there, reading, until the sun goes down over the trees.