Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/weekly-poem-prayer-for-the-hanoi-man-who-waits-for-breakdowns-on-his-block Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story Jennifer Richter is author of the collection, “Threshold,” winner of the 2009 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Open Competition.