good m(ourning) by Najya Williams
“How did they know / where to uncover me in broad daylight?” — Najya Williams
Detail of the Fire by Richard Siken
“Let’s admit, without apology, what we do to each other.” — Richard Siken
Meeting the Light Completely by Jane Hirshfield
“Each time, / the found world surprises— / that is its nature.” — Jane Hirshfield
Famous by Naomi Shihab Nye
“I want to be famous in the way a pulley is famous, / or a buttonhole, not because it did anything spectacular, / but because it never forgot what it could do.” — Naomi Shihab Nye