#franz wright
—Franz Wright, from “April Orchard,” in Walking to Martha’s Vineyard
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Franz Wright, from The Beforelife: Poems; “Learning a Language”
[Text ID: Why / did we leave, and how / are we ever getting back —]
Franz Wright, from The Beforelife: Poems
[Text ID: But I have overcome you / in myself, / I won’t behave // like you, so you // can’t hurt me now; // so you are not / going // to hurt me again // and I, I can’t / happen / to you.]
and the infinite
sadness you dread
and need so much of
for some reason
Franz Wright, from The Beforelife: Poems; “Nothingsville, MN”
Franz Wright, from The Beforelife: Poems; “Empty Stage”
[Text ID: I’m a ghost / that everyone can see;]
I’m home
And there is nowhere I would rather be
alive or dead
than in this world
— Franz Wright, from “A Word for Joy,” in God’s Silence
Franz Wright, from The Beforelife: Poems; “Learning a Language”
[Text ID: Why / did we leave, and how / are we ever getting back —]
