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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · 13d

Robert Pinsky’s translation of “Incantation” by Czesław Miłosz.

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you for sharing!

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · 15d

Robert Pinsky's translation of "Incantation."

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · 15d

Robert Pinsky at Boston University for the Robert Pinsky Tribute Reading on 09/15/2025, pictured with some of the evening's readers and former students.

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · 25d

At Boston U.. 7:00. this Monday, September 15, 2025, some wonderful poets, my former students, conspire to make me happy and embarrassed.

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · 28d

This event is FREE.

Please note that there is a 100-person max in the Zoom room. The first 100 registrants to sign in the day of the reading are guaranteed a virtual seat.

All registrants will receive a recording after the reading.

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · 28d

Delighted to share the rescheduled date for the reading with @dmurphy.bsky.social and Cecilia Woloch & Friends Poetry on Zoom.

This event will now be held on Sunday, November 23rd at 3pm EST (12pm PST).

Register using the link below:

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · Sep 7

(Though mis-spelled)

Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · Sep 7

Quoted when (and where) least expected . . .

#familyguy #funny

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · Sep 5

Yes - rescheduled reading info will be shared here, and on my other sites (Facebook, Instagram, author website). Thank you for your kind words, Sabne.

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thanks, Sabne-- I am well!

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · Sep 3

Nice to read you quoting this, Will . . . though the relevance of the lines is maybe not so nice. I'm at work on my Preface to An Explanation and Sadness And Happiness, for the reissue of those books together, from Princeton, next April.

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thank you— I am well!

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · Aug 30

and authority."

If you'd like, share your favorite section or line from An Explanation of America in the comments below.

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · Aug 30

On August 21st, 1979, Robert Pinsky's second collection of poetry, An Explanation of America, was published by Princeton University Press.

The New York Times Book Review called it "[an] ambitious and immensely likeable long poem . . . a poem which - a rare thing - seems to combine intimacy

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · Aug 23

Robert extends his apologies for the inconvenience. Thank you for your understanding!

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · Aug 23

UPDATE: Robert regrets to share that due to unforeseen circumstances, he will be unable to read at tomorrow’s event with Cecilia Woloch & Friends Poetry on Zoom and @dmurphy.bsky.social .

More information re: event status, rescheduling, etc. will be shared shortly. Please stay tuned.

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · Aug 21

Visit the link above to register. Space is limited. Live spots can only be guaranteed to the first 100 registrants who log in the day of the event.

A recording of the event will be sent out to anyone who registers.

Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · Aug 21

In just four days, Robert Pinsky and @dmurphy.bsky.social will be reading with Cecilia Woloch & Friends Poetry on Zoom.

Join us on Sunday, August 24th at 12pm PST (3pm Eastern, 9pm Paris) for this free event moderated by Cecilia Woloch.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Cecilia Woloch & Friends Poetry on Zoom with Robert Pinsky & Dan Murphy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · Aug 9

Space is limited - seats are guaranteed to the first 100 registrants to log in on the day of the reading.

A recording is sent to all registrants a day or two after the reading.

*Repost with updated graphic.

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · Aug 9

Robert Pinsky and Dan Murphy are reading at Cecilia Woloch's Poetry & Friends.

This event will take place on Zoom on Sunday, August 24th at 12pm PST (3pm EST; 9pm Paris Time).

Use the link below to register.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Cecilia Woloch & Friends Poetry on Zoom with Robert Pinsky & Dan Murphy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

us02web.zoom.us

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · Aug 2

Robert Pinsky, Julius Hobson, and Jane Leavy at the Driven to Write panel on July 28th, 2025. This event was moderated by Nazila Fathi and took place at the Politics and Prose bookstore.

Photo credits to Nazila Fathi.

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · Jul 31

www.thenation.com/article/soci...

“Declared Intention”: My Immigration Story, and Ours

Like many Americans, I may only be one generation away from birthright citizenship—a concept that defined this country’s promise for so many immigrants.

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · Jul 31

Robert Pinsky’s piece, “‘Declared Intention’: My Immigration Story, and Ours,” was published in The Nation on July 30th, 2025. To read it, visit the link below.

Photo: Morris Eisenberg on a motorcycle in Little Rock (Courtesy of Robert Pinsky).

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Robert Pinsky @rpinsky.bsky.social · Jul 28

Driven to Write panel at Politics and Prose Bookshop - tonight!

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Driven to Write Panel - with Julius Hobson, Jane Leavy, Robert Pinsky & Nazila Fathi — at Conn Ave

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