New Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky
Pinsky will succeed Robert Hass in the prestigious role. The professor of graduate writing at Boston University spoke to Host Terry Gross in December 1988. His latest book is "The Figured Wheel." He spoke about his upbringing in a small town on the Jersey shore and how it influenced his work.
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