Terrance Hayes: Poetry Glossary

By Lina Christoph · Edited by Patrick Kennedy · Last reviewed February 11, 2018

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Written by Lina Christoph

translucent

clear, transparent, see-through

incantation

spell, magic formula

ethereal

heavenly, angelic

banjo

a string instrument, similar to a guitar

disciples

followers, can also mean students

bucolic

rural, from the countryside, pastoral

Elizabeth Cotton

an African-American folk singer in the twentieth century

whup

the verb whip, spelled differently

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