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With silent lips. “Give me your tie-rods, your power trains,<br>
With silent lips. “Give me your tie-rods, your power trains,<br>
Your hot-rod engines burning to steam free,<br>
Your hot-rod engines burning to steam free,<br>
The awesome autos of your NASCAR shore.<br>
The screaming crashes of your NASCAR door.<br>
Send these, the chromeless, tempest-tost to me,<br>
Send these, the chromeless, racetrack-tost to me,<br>
I lift my lamp beside the garage door!
I lift my lamp beside the garage door!



Revision as of 08:07, 5 August 2021

Earliest known poster for The New Colossus.

"The New Colossus" is a demolition derby event inspired by a short poem of the same name by Real Mazumas.

Transcript

Keep, ancient lands, your storied fleets!” cries she
With silent lips. “Give me your tie-rods, your power trains,
Your hot-rod engines burning to steam free,
The screaming crashes of your NASCAR door.
Send these, the chromeless, racetrack-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the garage door!

Anagrams

"Real Mazumas" is an anagram of "Emma Lazarus".

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Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

  • [ Post] @ Twitter (5 August 2021)