I Put On My Socks in the Wrong Order and Now I’m Gonna Get Hit By A Car by Neil Hilborn
“If, on cold nights, / before bed, / I pray for something as simple as the warmth of my hands—” — Neil Hilborn
An Anthem by Sonia Sanchez
“we have inherited our prayers from / the rain / our eyes from the children of Soweto.” — Sonia Sanchez
Blessing the Boats by Lucille Clifton
“may you / open your eyes to water / water waving forever / and may you in your innocence / sail through this to that” — Lucille Clifton
An Indian Girl’s Guide To Driving by Urvashi Bahuguna
"Nothing makes me forgive people / like learning I have something to teach them." – Urvashi Bahuguna
Demand It Courageously by Julia Hartwig
“If you didn’t manage to receive freedom as a gift, / demand it as courageously as bread and meat." – Julia Hartwig
A Litany for Survival by Audre Lorde
"For all of us / this instant and this triumph / We were never meant to survive." – Audre Lorde
One Place to Begin by John Daniel
“When you wonder why you're here, yell as loud / as you can and don't look behind. / Walk. Your feet are learning.” – John Daniel
The Way to Keep Going in Antarctica by Bernadette Mayer
“Do not be afraid of your own heart beating / Look at very small things with your eyes / & stay warm” – Bernadette Mayer
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
Invictus by William Ernest Henley
“I am the master of my fate: / I am the captain of my soul.” — William Ernest Henley