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

“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.

**AS Colour 5082 “Faded Bone” — Oversized Tee (Cream finish).** 100% carded cotton, heavyweight 240 gsm, garment-dyed — each tee fades a little differently, so no two are identical. Oversized, boxy relaxed fit, dropped shoulders, wide twin-stitched ribbed neck, side-seamed, pre-shrunk (size down for a less roomy look). Care: machine wash cold inside-out with like colors, do NOT bleach, do NOT tumble dry (line dry in the shade to protect the garment dye), cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).