1. “Everything Is Going to Be All Right” by Derek Mahon

2. “Small Kindnesses” by Danusha Luméris

3. “won’t you celebrate with me” by Lucille Clifton

4. “Boarding House” by Ted Kooser

5. “Kindness” by Steven Dunn

6. “Complainers” by Rudy Fransico

7. “Shake the Dust” by Anis Mojgani

8. “Something About the Wind” by Sidney Hall Jr.

9. “The Human Family” by Maya Angelou

10. “Whale Day” by Billy Collins

Published in the collection Whale Day, by Billy Collins, 2020

11. “For the Bird Singing before Dawn” by Kim Stafford

12. “Instructions on Not Giving Up” by Ada Límon