1. “Ancestry” by Sean Hewitt
2. “Something You Should Know” by Clint Smith
3. “Sea Dogs” by Eamon Grennon
4. “Revenge” by Taha Muhammad Ali (in Arabic, then English translation by Peter Cole)
5. “Summer Storm” by Dana Gioia
6. “Autobiography in Five Short Chapters” by Portia Nelson
7. “testify” by Eve Ewing
8. “Snow Day” by Billy Collins
