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This poem is taken from PN Review 259, Volume 47 Number 5, May - June 2021.

From Identikits Michèle Métail
Identikit no 1: THE ANDROID

artificial eye
artificial voice
artificial heart
artificial arm
artificial kidney
artificial leg
artificial stance
artificial intelligence



Identikit no 4: THE BUTCHER

pope’s nose
ox tongue
pig’s ears
horse’s mouth
goat’s beard
shoulder of mutton
chicken breast
spare ribs
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