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Terrance Hayes' poems span history, fables and quarantine in 'So to Speak'

NPR's Book of the Day

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Discussion of 'American sonnet for my grandfather's love child' poem and imagery of the mother

The speaker discusses a poem and their anxiety about a line related to their mother. They also explore the imagery of their mother as a clapping blackbird and how the South inspires their poetry.

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