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About Albert Goldbarth

Albert Goldbarth is Distinguished Professor of Humanities in the department of English at Wichita State University. He is the author of over twenty collections of poetry, including The Kitchen Sink: New and Selected Poems: 1972?2007 (Graywolf Press, 2007).

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The Poppy Fields of Afghanistan

Albert Goldbarth

appear overnight in the white gauze
soaking up her wound.
The following morning they wheel in a photograph:
an aerial view of a recent tributary
of the Amazon River, claiming its knotted way

From the Winter 2008 Issue

Winter 2008 Issue Cover “The Poppy Fields of Afghanistan” is part of the Winter 2008 issue of Virginia Quarterly Review, which also features essays, fiction, poetry, book reviews, and humor, all available online. Subscribe today for just $32.

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