“The Laughing Thrush” by W.S. Merwin (born 30 September 1927 in New York City, New York, USA – died 15 March 2019 in Haiku, Hawaii, USA)

“The Quarrel” by Stanley Kunitz (born 29 July 1905 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA – died 14 May 2006 in New York City, New York, USA)

“Sacred Days” by Kay McKenzie Cooke (born 1953, Tuatapere, Southland, New Zealand)

“A Cradle Song” by William Butler Yeats (born 13 June 1865 in Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland – died 28 January 1939 in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France)

“He Pleaded Ignorance by Kobus Moolman (born on 29 March 1964 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa)

“When You Are Old” by William Butler Yeats (born 13 June 1865 in Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland – died 28 January 1939 in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France)

“For Virginia Chavez” by Lorna Dee Cervantes (born 6 August 1954 in San Francisco, California, USA)

“Silet” by Ezra Pound (born 30 Oct 1885 in Hailey, Idaho, USA – died 1 Nov 1972 in Venice, Italy)

“Janice’s Poem by Rethabile Masilo (born 1961 in Morija, Maseru, Lesotho)

“Drink Your Tea by Thich Nhat Hanh (born 11 Oct 1926 in Quảng Ngãi Province, Vietnam – died 22 Jan 2022 in Huế, Vietnam)

“Thanks by W.S. Merwin (born 30 September 1927 in New York City, NY, USA – died 15 March 2019 in Haiku, Hawaii, USA)

“The Funeral by Donald Hall (born 20 Sept 1928 in Hamden, Connecticut, USA – died 23 June 2018 in Wilmot, New Hampshire, USA)

“My drought land by Kelwyn Sole (born 1951 in Johannesburg, South Africa)

“The Harlem Dancer” is a poem by Claude McKay (born 15 Sept 1889 in Nairne Castle, Jamaica, British West Indies – died 22 May 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, USA)

“This Is What You Shall Do” is a poem by Walt Whitman (born 31 May 1819 in West Hills, New York, USA – died 26 March 1892 in Camden, New Jersey, USA)

“The Old Boat” is a poem by Michael Cope (born 1952 in Cape Town, South Africa)

“Remember” is a poem by Joy Harjo (born on 9 May 1951 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA)

“Recreation” is a poem by Audre Lorde (born 18 Feb 1934 in New York City, New York, USA – died 17 Nov 1992 in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands)

“Upon Reading Facts About The Moon” is a poem by Rethabile Masilo (born 20 June 1961 in Morija, Lesotho)

“Facts About The Moon” is a poem by Dorianne Laux (born 1952 in Augusta, Maine, USA)