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Title Author Year
White Trees Nathalie Handal 2011
Days Ralph Waldo Emerson 1912
Lamia [Left to herself] John Keats 1820
The day is gone, and all its sweets are gone John Keats 1819
The Shark Judith Beveridge 2004
Monna Innominata [I wish I could remember] Christina Rossetti 1881
Love Incarnate Frank Bidart 1997
Visits to St. Elizabeths Elizabeth Bishop 1979
Shedding Skin Harryette Mullen 1981
If the Owl Calls Again John Haines 1993
[Once a lady read my aura.] Nicole Tallman 2025
My mother looks Manuel Iris 2025
The Gospel of the Blues Afaa Michael Weaver 2026
The Finches Return John Hennessy 2025
Do Not Run Farnaz Fatemi 2024
The Dance of the Lambs and the Birds Ameen Animashaun 2025
In this Labyrinth Najwan Darwish 2025
As a Kid I Was Told, “Don’t Step on a Crack or You’ll Break Your Momma’s Back” Karla Cordero 2025
fish bones jo reyes-boitel 2025
Untitled 1975–86 jason b crawford 2024

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