ɔːlðˈoʊ pˈɪŋkni ɪz sˈʌmtaɪmz kˈɔːld ðə fˈɜːst pˈoʊɪt ʌvðə sˈaʊθ, pˈoʊ sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðæt pˈɪŋkni wʊdhɐv bˌɪn mˈoːɹ səksˈɛsfəl ɪf hiː hɐdbɪn ɐ nˈuː ˈɪŋɡlənd ɹˈaɪɾɚ.
Although Pinkney is sometimes called the first poet of the South, Poe suggested that Pinkney would have been more successful if he had been a New England writer.