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It's blistering 104 in New York City today, so we commissioned one of our, ahem, most favorite of cool poets to compose a How To Poem to melt the mind, thus smothering the body in tingly icy tentacles. Here's to you, dear Readers ----- Chill!

Bob Holman

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How to Stay Kool


place ice skates in bed

walk in slo motion everywhere

drink water like it's outta style

start a fashion magazine for water

make water in style and then

drink it outta style

Edwin Torres          

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