Ocean Vuong, from “Into the Breach”, Night Sky with Exit Wounds
Charles Bukowski, “hurry slowly,” from Come On In!
Anke Verret “Poisonous”
— Anaïs Nin, from a diary entry featured in Mirages: The Unexpurgated Diary; 1939-1947.
Louise Glück
— Mary Oliver, The Pond









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