Matta, Lara J.

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mOthertongueVolume 15 Spring Article 152007H.E.L.I.O.P.O.L.I.S.Lara J. MattaUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstFollow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/motPart of the Fiction Commons, Illustration Commons, Photography Commons, and the PoetryCommonsThis Multilingual Poetry is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion inmOthertongue by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact scholarworks@library.umass.edu.Recommended CitationMatta, Lara J. (2007) "H.E.L.I.O.P.O.L.I.S.," mOthertongue: Vol. 15 , Article 15.Available at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/mot/vol15/iss1/15J ijjo^io^ Jl ^-^Jci JLHJ^ ij^lc^ia^1 LilCjjl iu-aji^, ^i^c5^30Lara J. MattaH.E.L.I.O.P.O.L.I.S.What to do with orange mossPaintings on the ceihng lackThe ancient couple that we areIshtar and Adonis deflectOur blue-veined pact extends the nightand broken pediments?moths and invertebrates,face this in full nakedness,warlords' tears and intellect,of solemn voices that we missed.31

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