Transformation by Adam Zagajewski
"I’ve lived humbly, reading the paper, / pondering the riddle of power / and the reasons for obedience."
Demand It Courageously by Julia Hartwig
"Make some room for yourself, human animal. / Even a dog jostles about on his master’s lap to / improve his position."
Encounter by Czeslaw Milosz
"O my love, where are they, where are they going / The flash of a hand, streak of movement, rustle of pebbles."
True Love by Wisława Szymborska
"Let the people who never find true love / keep saying that there’s no such thing. // Their faith will make it easier for them to live and die."