‘A Poet’s Work is to’ — Salman Rushdie Quote Tee | Wear Words Black-on-White Statement Shirt — Muscle Tank

“A poet’s work is to name the unnamable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it from going to sleep.” Salman Rushdie wrote this in his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses — a book that within a year would make the danger of naming things brutally literal for him. His whole job description for the writer bends toward one verb: to keep the world awake.

**Bella+Canvas 3483 — Muscle Tank (Black only for now, Color finish).** A white option isn’t available from our printer at the moment — we’ll add it the moment it is. 100% combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 30 singles. Unisex muscle fit, crew neck, cut-off sleeves, wide armholes, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold with like colors, tumble dry low, no bleach, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).