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Title Author Year
Fear of the Future John Koethe 2009
Summer in the South Paul Laurence Dunbar 1903
Hey You Adrian Blevins 2010
Winter Sleep Edith Matilda Thomas 1896
The Branches Jean Valentine 2009
Ships That Pass in the Night Paul Laurence Dunbar 1899
Testament Carl Sandburg 1918
Farewell John Clare 1920
Song on May Morning John Milton 1645
The Hand of Glory: The Nurse's Story Richard Harris Barham 1840
From A. Van Jordan 2004
Purgatorio, Canto X Dante Alighieri 1867
Return John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester 1714
Landing Under Water, I See Roots Annie Finch 2003
Exquisite Candidate Denise Duhamel 1997
The Blue Terrance Terrance Hayes 2006
Eighth Air Force Randall Jarrell 1969
War Music [Down on your knees, Achilles] Christopher Logue 1988
Dishwater Ted Kooser 2004
The Earth Opens and Welcomes You Abdellatif Laâbi 2003

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