Music William S. Burroughs Reads His “Thanksgiving Prayer” In Gus Van Sant Film Nov 26, 2015 Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Linkedin ReddIt Email Print Gus Van Sant’s short film “Thanksgiving Prayer” features William S. Burroughs reading the poem “Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 1986”, from Tornado Alley (a collection of his short stories and this poem) intercut with a collage of black and white images.