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A Letter to Robert Pinsky

by Chris Abani

This is wood, enchanted wood.
Still the fire scorches and we say wood
still the pain burns from the club
and then we say wood

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Poem of the WeekChris Abani

Chris Abani has received the PEN USA Freedom to Write Award, the Prince Claus Award, a California Book Award, a Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award. He is a professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside.

Poems of the Week: 2010–2011

Poems of the Week: 2010–2011


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  • What would Pinsky say in return?...
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