“God Pours Light” Hafiz (born circa. 1315 in Shiraz, Iran – died circa. 1390 in Shiraz, Iran) — Persian poet and mystic.
“behind closed curtains” by Siza Nkosi (South African poet, writer, and academic) — lives in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa.
“The Old Flame” by Robert Lowell (born 1 March 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA – died 12 Sept 1977 in New York City, New York, USA)
“Duval’s Birds” by Conrad Aiken (born 5 Aug 1889 in Savannah, Georgia, USA – died 17 Aug 1973 in Savannah, Georgia, USA)
“The Mower” by Philip Larkin (born 9 Aug 1922 in Coventry, England – died 2 Dec 1985 in Kingston-upon-Hull, England)
“Like Rousseau” by Amiri Baraka (born 7 Oct 1934 in Newark, New Jersey, USA – died 9 Jan 2014 in Newark, New Jersey, USA)
“Butter” by Finuala Dowling (born in 1962 in Cape Town, South Africa) — South African poet, novelist, writer, and former academic.
“Untitled” by César Vallejo: The video is now functioning. Thank you.
“Untitled” by César Vallejo (born 16 March 1892 in Santiago de Chuco, Peru – died 15 April 1938 in Paris, France)
“The Unchosen” by Judson Jerome (born 8 Feb 1927 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA – died of lung cancer on 5 Aug 1991 in Xenia, Ohio, USA)
“What I Believe” by Michael Blumenthal (born 1949 in New York City, USA) — American poet, novelist, and essayist.
“Canto Two [excerpt]” by John Shade, a fictional poet created by Vladimir Nabokov in his novel Pale Fire. Nabokov was born on 22 Apr 1899 in St. Petersburg, Russia – and died on 2 Jul 1977 in Switzerland
“Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden (born 4 Aug 1913 in Detroit, Michigan, USA – died 25 Feb 1980 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA)
“Bachata” by Geoffrey Philp (born 1958 in Kingston, Jamaica) — Jamaican-American poet, novelist, and short-story writer. A major influence on me.
“i carry your heart with me” E. E. Cummings (born 14 Oct 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – died 3 Sept 1962 in Madison, New Hampshire, USA)
“Come to me his blood” by Martha Rhodes (born in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American poet, teacher, and publisher.
“Killing” by Rethabile Masilo (born on 20 June 1961 in Morija, Lesotho. Lives in Paris, France)
