Radio by Mark Kirschen
“And soon enough / You will feel lightly / For the warmth over your heart” — Mark Kirschen
Glass for Breakfast by Nur Turkmani
“I wake up to check the numbers. / How dare the little wind put me to sleep.” — Nur Turkmani
How Wonderful by Tadeusz Różewicz
“How wonderful I am with you / my heart is beating fast / I thought human beings / had no heart.” — Tadeusz Różewicz
You Can’t by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat
“You can be the last leaf. / You can convince the universe / that you pose no threat / to the tree’s life.” — Maya Abu Al-Hayyat
To Revolt Is To Insist On Joy by Nur Turkmani
“The poems weren’t lying. It’s true. / It’s true it’s true it’s true” — Nur Turkmani
The Poem by Franz Wright
“It was like getting a love letter from a tree // Eyes closed forever to find you—” — Franz Wright
Trees by Mark Haddon
"Some of them are taller than department stores, / yet they do not draw attention to themselves." — Mark Haddon