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Title Author Year
San Sepolcro Jorie Graham 1995
Spirit Maggie Nelson 2005
The Clerk’s Tale Spencer Reece 2004
alphabet [excerpt] Inger Christensen 2000
The Politics of Narrative: Why I Am A Poet Lynn Emanuel 1999
Envoy Robert Louis Stevenson 1887
A Brief History of Condensation Trails Daniela Danz 2026
Precious Kira Tucker 2026
bear moon fishes Ed Roberson 2026
Unforgotten William Rose Benét 2025
Pluto Diane Ackerman 1976
The Sea / Is Sacred Still Andrew Calis 2025
Failed Poems Jessica Abughattas 2025
I Don’t Wish to be a Vampire Elaine Equi 2025
this is what kafka really meant when he wished to be a red indian m.s. RedCherries 2024
Two Rivers Ralph Waldo Emerson
Dead Boy Mutsuo Takahashi 2024
Distant Footsteps César Vallejo 1918
My Poem Asks to Be Read Right to Left Catherine Chen 2023
Dat Dirty Rum Claude McKay 1912

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