Lost (Sort of Grim) Poem

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“A lost poem by David Foster Wallace, written when he was a child, has been found in the Wallace Archives at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas.”

We know there’s a lot of DFW links going around because of the release of The Pale King, but given that it’s National Poetry Month we didn’t want you to miss this (click here to view the original document).

Isaac Fitzgerald has been a firefighter, worked on a boat, and been given a sword by a king, thereby accomplishing three out of five of his childhood goals. He has also written for The Bold Italic, McSweeney's, Mother Jones, and The San Francisco Chronicle. He is a co-owner of The Rumpus. Follow him on Twitter. More from this author →