ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kɹˈɪɾɪk ænd pˈoʊɪt ˈɛdɡɚɹ ˈælən pˈoʊ səpˈoːɹɾᵻd pˈɪŋkniz wˈɜːk ˈæftɚ hɪz dˈɛθ, ænd ˈʌðɚ kɹˈɪɾɪks ˈɔːlsoʊ pɹˈeɪzd hˌɪm.
American critic and poet Edgar Allan Poe supported Pinkney's work after his death, and other critics also praised him.