Hawk by Rick Barot
“I thought of the question the choreographer asked her gathered dancers: What do you do in order to be loved?” — Rick Barot
Ode to Buttoning and Unbuttoning My Shirt by Ross Gay
“we practice / like this sliding the bones home.” — Ross Gay
They were starlings by Acie Clark
“And still, as I write this poem, I’m waiting / to see what I’m going to tell myself.” — Acie Clark
Praying by Mary Oliver
“just / pay attention, then patch / a few words together and don’t try / to make them elaborate” — Mary Oliver