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People Talking Through Their Hats SKY PIECES by Carl Sandburg Proudly the fedoras march on the heads of the some- what careless men. Proudly the slouches march on the heads of the still more careless men. Proudly the panamas perch on the noggins of dapper debonair men. Comically somber the derbies gloom on the earnest sol- emn noodles. And the sombrero, most proud, most careless, most dap- per and debonair of all, somberly the sombrero marches on the heads of important men who know what they want. Hats are sky-pieces; hats have a destiny; wish your hat slowly; your hat is you. I seek less to state or display any theme or thought, and more to bring you, reader, into the atmosphere of the theme or thought- there to pursue your own flight. Walt Whitman Speech is a cluster of living beings, moved by rhythms like the rhythms that move the stars and planets... Octavio Paz The full interview with Sam Polk is still available at...