If Frank Sinatra had to grow his own
food, would he learn
how to grind piñon nuts?
Does Englebert know the names of
the mountains he sings in?
When gas and water dry up
will wild mustangs
inhabit the Hilton Arcade?
Allen Ginsberg, “Las Vegas: Verses Improvised for El Dorado H.S. Newspaper” (9-11 & 18-23 in Ginsberg/Collected, 1987
THE NORTH RIDING PROJECT 
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