Lead by Mary Oliver
“if you have not heard it, / you had better hurry to where / they still sing.” — Mary Oliver
Breaklight by Lucille Clifton
“light keeps on breaking. / i keep knowing / the language of other nations.” — Lucille Clifton
The Journey by Mary Oliver
"But little by little, / as you left their voices behind, / the stars began to burn / through the sheets of clouds, / and there was a new voice / which you slowly / recognized as your own
“And then we cowards” by Cesare Pavese
"no longer slaves, we knew / we were alone and alive." — Cesare Pavese
Flood by Eliza Griswold
"The room itself: "You're wasting this life / expecting disappointment."" — Eliza Griswold
To Don Juan by Angela Manalang-Gloria
“Yet when you looked at me, your looking / Opened a kingdom to my eyes,” — Angela Manalang-Gloria