“They Sit Together on the Porch,” by Wendell Berry (born 5 August 1934 near Port Royal in Henry County, Kentucky, U.S.).

“To A Dark Moses, by Lucille Clifton (Born 27 June 1936 in Depew, New York, USA, died 13 February 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA)

“Herring, by Glenn Shaheen (Born in 1977 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada).

“The Applicant, Sylvia Plath (Born 27 Oct 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; died 11 Feb 1963 in London, England). I was two years old. LOL.

“White canes bend at two places, like fingers” by Rethabile Masilo (Born on 20 June 1961 in Morija, Lesotho).

“If This Life Is All We Have” by Dennis Brutus (Born 28 Nov 1924 in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia [now Harare, Zimbabwe], died 26 Dec 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa)

“Sardinia” by Bruce Hunter (Born 1952 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada).

“The Cambridge Ladies Who Live in Furnished Souls…” by Edward Estlin (E.E.) Cummings, born on 14 Oct in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, died on 3 Sept, 1962, in North Conway, New Hampshire.

“The Sisters of Sexual Treasure” by Sharon Olds (Born 19 November 1942 in San Francisco, California, USA).

“Ars Poetica” by Blaga Dimitrova (Born 02 January 1922 in Byala Slatina, Bulgaria, died 02 May 2003 in Sofia, Bulgaria).

“Bachata” by Geoffrey Philp (Born on 14 March, 1958, in Kingston, Jamaica)

“Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes (Born 1 February 1902 in Joplin, Missouri, USA, died 22 May 1967 in New York City, New York, USA)

“Like an Avalanche” by Caleb Braun (Born 1988 in Iowa, USA).

“Like an Avalanche” by Caleb Braun (Born 1988 in Iowa, USA).

“Here in Katmandu” by Donald Justice (Born 12 Aug 1925 in Miami, Florida, USA, died 06 Aug 2004 in Iowa City, Iowa, USA).

“The Fist” by Derek Walcott (Born 23 January 1930 in Castries, Saint Lucia, died 17 March 2017 in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia).

“Who Said It Was Simple” by Audre Lorde (Born 18 February 1934 in New York City, USA, died 17 November 1992 in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands)

“Endings” by Derek Walcott (Born 23 January 1930 in Castries, Saint Lucia, died 17 March 2017 in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia).

Have a happy Sunday, dear reader.

“Falling Up” by Shel Silverstein (Born 25 September 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, died 10 May 1999 in Key West, Florida, USA).

“like a flower in the rain” by Charles Bukowski (Born 16 Aug 1920 in Andernach, Germany, died 9 March 1994 in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA).