Wait: Galway Kinnell’s Beautiful and Life-Giving Poem for a Young Friend Contemplating Suicide
The Marginalian • 2/25/2026
Summary
Galway Kinnell wrote a poem for a young friend contemplating suicide. The poem encourages the friend to "be there to hear ... the flute of your whole existence."
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