Soot by Kaveh Akbar
“When I fell to earth // I knew the way—through the soot, into the leaves.” — Kaveh Akbar
Naming the Trees by Eric Gamalinda
“home is that place / you are continually born into, / that you leave with no regret, / that grows smaller each time you return.” — Eric Gamalinda
Love Comes Quietly by Robert Creeley
“What did I know / thinking myself / able to go / alone all the way.” — Robert Creeley
Loyalties by Roo Borson
"Remember the long / mouthwatering days, each place / we rested, just taking it in."