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Look by Solmaz Sharif
Solmaz Sharif reads the poem "Lay" from her first book of poetry, Look, published in July by Graywolf Press.LAY downto sleep thento rest last nightto waste beforeacross a stretcheracross a shoulderover a legbeneath an...
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