Revolutionary Letter #1 - Diane di Prima

I have just realized that the stakes are myself
I have no other
ransom money, nothing to break or barter but my life
my spirit measured out, in bits, spread over
the roulette table, I recoup what I can
nothing else to shove under the nose of the maitre de jeu
nothing to thrust out the window, no white flag
this flesh all I have to offer, to make the play with
this immediate head, what it comes up with, my move
as we slither over this go board, stepping always
(we hope) between the lines

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Diane Prima (b.1934) was born in Brooklyn, briefly attended Swarthmore before leaving to live and write in Manhattan. She associated herself with the Beat movement, founded Poets Press. After participating in Timothy Leary's LSD experiments at Millbrook she moved to California where she has lived ever since. She has written dozens of books that have been translated into more than 20 languages.