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The Pistil by Ben Lerner

Granta & PBS Exclusive: The Lights by Ben Lerner

“Noses of bats, it’s time / To write the first poem in English / Each line the last, small / rain turning glass.” In this Poetry Book Society video, Ben Lerner reads his poem “The Pistil,” which appears in a special U.K. slipcase edition of his collection The Lights released by Granta Books and the Poetry Books Society.

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Ben Lerner
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Granta Books
Poetry Book Society
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2024

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