“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).

“Affirmation” by Donald Hall (Born 20 September 1928 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, died 23 June 2018 in Wilmot, New Hampshire, USA).

“Friends” by Leonora Speyer (Born 7 November 1872 in Washington, D.C., USA, died 10 February 1956 in New York City, USA).

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

“The Truly Great” by Stephen Spender (Born 28 Feb 1909 in London, England, died 16 Jul 1995 in London, England).

“Antidotes to Fear of Death” by Rebecca Elson (Born 2 Feb 1960 in Montreal, Canada, died 11 May 1999 in Cambridge, England).

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

“September” by Jennifer Michael Hecht (Born 23 November 1965 in Glen Cove, New York, USA).

“American Smooth” by Rita Dove (Born 28 August 1952 in Akron, Ohio, USA).

“Bui Thi Kim Thanh” by Rethabile Masilo (Born 20 June 1961 in Morija, Lesotho). Thanks be to Pamela Mordecai, who continues to influence me, for the translation.

“Prayer” by Carol Ann Duffy (Born 23 December 1955 in Glasgow, Scotland).

“Prayer” by Carol Ann Duffy (Born 23 December 1955 in Glasgow, Scotland).

“In A Dark Time” by Theodore Roethke (Born 25 May 1908 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA, died 1 August 1963 in Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA).

“Try to Praise the Mutilated World” by Adam Zagajewski (Born 21 June 1945 in Lwów, Poland, died 21 March 2021 in Kraków, Poland).