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Episode 116: Patricia Smith, "XXXL"
October 11th, 2026 | 26 mins 51 secs
Family, african american, love, refrain, repetition, twenty-first century, villanelle
In this episode, we continue our series on the villanelle with Patricia Smith's "XXXL." In this poem, Smith uses the constraints of the villanelle form to create a powerful portrait of familial love.