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Title Author Year
Even the Gods Nicole Sealey 2017
Token Loss Kay Ryan 2014
Ashes of Life Edna St. Vincent Millay 1917
Curtains Ruth Stone 1987
Antique Arthur Rimbaud 2011
Samurai Song Robert Pinsky 2011
The Ecstasy Phillip Lopate 2009
I cry your mercy—pity—love!—ay, love John Keats 1819
The White Fires of Venus Denis Johnson 1994
It Was Raining in Delft Peter Gizzi 2003
Patsy Sees a Ghost Lola Haskins 2004
Good Night Wilhelm Müller 2003
Shiloh: A Requiem Herman Melville 1866
The Woodspurge Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1856
Break of Day John Donne 1612
Father’s Love Jewel Rodgers 2026
i take my glasses off Lucille Clifton 2026
The language of the house Manuel Iris 2025
Citizen Gbenga Adesina 2025
Learn Your Song Gabriel Ramirez 2025

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