Apr 14 2009
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April 14, 2009: The Poem, Franz Wright
The Poem
Franz Wright
It was like getting a love letter from a tree
Eyes closed forever to find you—
There is a life which
if I could have it
I would have chosen for myself from the beginning
[From the fantastic Walking to Martha’s Vineyard, which won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize. More excellent poems by Franz Wright: Letter; The Only Animal; Publication Date]
A year ago today: Morning Poem, Robin Becker
Two years ago: Supple Cord, Naomi Shihab Nye
Three years ago: Wish For a Young Wife, Theodore Roethke
Four years ago: The Benjamin Franklin of Monogamy, Jeffrey McDaniel
