THE EDITORSSAM M. INTRATOR is principal of the Smith College Campus School, and professor of education and child study at Smith College. A Kellogg National Leadership Fellow, he is the author/editor of seven books, including The Quest for Mastery: Positive Youth Development Through Out-of-School Programs.MEGAN SCRIBNER has three decades of experience editing books, reports, and essays, including co-editing two other poetry anthologies with Intrator: Teaching with Fire and Leading from Within. In 2012, she received the Takoma Park Azalea Award for School Activist and continues to be active in her community.Royalties from this book help create more Courage & Renewal resources and programs for educators.

• A Note to Our Readers by Sam M. Intrator and Megan Scribner xiForeword by Parker J. Palmer xxiIntroduction by Taylor Mali xxviiRelentless Optimism 1Emma Lazarus’s “The New Colossus” reflection by Randi Weingarten 2Fleet Foxes’ “Helplessness Blues” reflection by Stephen Lazar 4Marianne Williamson’s “A Return to Love” [Excerpt] reflection by Rachel Willis 6Edgar Lee Masters’s “George Gray” reflection by Mel Glenn 8Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” reflection by Kaitlin Roig 10Rudyard Kipling’s “if” reflection by Andy Wood 12Loris Malaguzzi’s “No Way. The Hundred is There.” reflection by Tiffany Poirier 14Gerald Jonas’s “Lessons” reflection by Julie A. Gorlewski 16Taylor Mali’s “What Teachers Make” reflection by Kevin Hodgson 18Teachable Moments 21Rainier Maria Rilke’s “All will come again into its strength” reflection by Gregory John 22Richard Wilbur’s “The Writer” reflection by Emily Brisse 24Theodore Roethke’s “The Waking” reflection by Nora Landon 26Emily Dickinson’s “’Tis so much joy! ’Tis so much joy!” reflection by Lily Eskelsen García 28Paul Boswell’s “This Splendid Speck” reflection by Christine Intagliata 30Stanley Kunitz’s “Halley’s Comet” reflection by Rob Maitra 32Emily Dickinson’s “If I can stop one Heart from breaking” reflection by Annette Breaux 34John O’Donohue’s “Beannacht” reflection by Emanuel Pariser 36D. H. Lawrence’s “The Best of School” reflection by Tom Vander Ark 38Beauty in the Ordinary 41Fernando Pessoa’s “To Be Great, Be Entire” reflection by Vicki Den Ouden 42Naomi Shihab Nye’s “Famous” reflection by Safaa Abdel-Magid 44Pablo Neruda’s “In Praise of Ironing” reflection by Cindy O’Donnell-Allen 46Louise Glück’s “Aubade” reflection by Kent Dickson 48W. H. Auden’s “In Memory of W. B. Yeats” [Excerpt] reflection by Jamie Raskin 50Stephen Crane’s “LVIII” reflection by Liam Corley 52Mary Oliver’s “Crossing the Swamp” reflection by Maureen Geraghty 54Philip Levine’s “What Work Is” reflection by Holly Masturzo 56Walt Whitman’s “Section II from ‘Song of Myself’ ” reflection by Jennifer Boyden 58Enduring Impact 61Naomi Shihab Nye’s “Kindness” reflection by Hannah Cushing 62Margaret Atwood’s “You Begin” reflection by Karen Harris 64Thich Nhat Hanh’s “Please Call Me by My True Names” reflection by Ruth Charney 66William Stafford’s “Deciding” reflection by Michael Poutiatine 68Li-Young Lee’s “Eating Together” reflection by Wanda S. Praisner 70John O’Donohue’s “Blessing: For Presence” reflection by David Henderson 72Tara Sophia Mohr’s “Your Other Name” reflection by Lianne Raymond 74Jim R. Rogers’s “Good Morning!” reflection by Jane Zalkin 76Galway Kinnell’s “Saint Francis and the Sow” reflection by Kirsten Olson 78The Work Is Hard 81Antonio Machado’s “VI” reflection by Michael L. Crauderueff 82Mary Oliver’s “Wild Geese” reflection by Kathleen Melville 84Calvin Coolidge’s “Persistence” reflection by April Niemela 86Sharon Olds’s “On the Subway” reflection by Lori Ungemah 88Anonymous’s “Work Gloves” reflection by Tom Meyer 90William Stafford’s “Next Time” reflection by Leanne Grabel Sander 92Emily Dickinson’s “We grow accustomed to the Dark—” reflection by Rachel Fentin 94Walt Whitman’s “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” reflection by Ronald Gordon 96Wislawa Szymborska’s “Life While-You-Wait” reflection by Veta Goler 98Tenacity 101Tupac Shakur’s “The Rose That Grew from Concrete” reflection by Jose Vilson 102Philip Levine’s “M. Degas Teaches Art & Science at Durfee Intermediate School, Detroit, 1942” reflection by Laura Roop 104Mel King’s “Struggle” reflection by Susan Rodgerson 106Langston Hughes’s “Theme for English B” reflection by Paola Tineo 108Irene Rutherford McLeod’s “Lone Dog” reflection by LouAnne Johnson 110Billy Collins’s “On Turning Ten” reflection by Will Bangs 112Edgar A. Guest’s “It Couldn’t Be Done” reflection by Glendean Hamilton 114Lao-Tzu’s “On Leadership” reflection by Larry Rosenstock 116William Ernest Henley’s “Invictus” reflection by Caridad Caro 118Feisty 121Rumi’s “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing” reflection by Hugh Birdsall 122Mary Oliver’s “The Poet Dreams of the Classroom” reflection by Katie Johnson 124Langston Hughes’s “Mother to Son” reflection by Ron Walker 126Jane Kenyon’s “Otherwise” reflection by Alison Overseth 128Richard Brautigan’s “The Memoirs of Jessie James” reflection by Stephen Mahoney 130Marge Piercy’s “To be of use” reflection by Amy Christie 132Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” reflection by Mary Beth Hertz 134Olive Senior’s “Colonial Girls School” reflection by Dena Simmons 136The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell’s “An Innocent Freedom Writer” reflection by Kayleigh Colombero 138Moment to Moment 141Bill Holm’s “Advice” reflection by Teri O’Donnell 142Katha Pollitt’s “Lilacs in September” reflection by David S. Goldstein 144Herman Hesse’s “The Ferryman” reflection by Rachel Boechler 146Mark Nepo’s “The Appointment” reflection by Judy Sorum Brown 148Captain Ed Davidson’s “Footprints by the Sea” reflection by Sandi Bisceglia 150Rumi’s “The Guest House” reflection by Richard H. Ackerman 152Chuang Tzu’s “Flight from the Shadow” reflection by Mark Bielang 154Thomas Merton’s “In Silence” reflection by Thomas A. Stewart 156Derek Walcott’s “Love After Love” reflection by Tim Ryan 158Together 161John Daniel’s “A Prayer among Friends” reflection by Melissa Madenski 162Maya Angelou’s “Alone” reflection by Nina Ashur 164Stephen Dunn’s “The Sacred” reflection by Dan Mindich 166James A. Autry’s “On Firing A Salesman” reflection by Brian Dixon 168Robert Herrick’s “To the Virgins, to make much of Time” reflection by Cordell Jones 170Lucille Clifton’s “blessing the boats” reflection by Kathleen Glaser 172Raymond Carver’s “Happiness” reflection by Dennis Huffman 174X. J. Kennedy’s “Little Elegy” reflection by Kenneth Rocke 176Mel Glenn’s “A Teacher’s Contract” reflection by Harriet Sanford 178Called to Teach 181Gary Snyder’s “For the Children” reflection by Julia Hill 182Maya Angelou’s “The Lesson” reflection by Jovan Miles 184Gregory Orr’s “It’s not magic; it isn’t a trick” reflection by John Mayer 186Judy Sorum Brown’s “Hummingbirds asleep” reflection by Sandie Merriam 188John Fox’s “When Someone Deeply Listens to You” reflection by Nell Etheredge 190Alexis Rotella’s “Purple” reflection by Leatha Fields-Carey 192William Stafford’s “The Way It Is” reflection by Donna Y. Chin 194Langston Hughes’s “I loved my friend” reflection by Margaret Wilson 196Wendell Berry’s “The Real Work” reflection by Amy Harter 198Using Poetry for Reflection and Conversation 201Afterword by Sarah Brown Wessling 221Center for Courage & Renewal 223The Contributors 225The Editors 241Gratitudes 243Credits 245

THE EDITORSSAM M. INTRATOR is principal of the Smith College Campus School, and professor of education and child study at Smith College. A Kellogg National Leadership Fellow, he is the author/editor of seven books, including The Quest for Mastery: Positive Youth Development Through Out-of-School Programs.MEGAN SCRIBNER has three decades of experience editing books, reports, and essays, including co-editing two other poetry anthologies with Intrator: Teaching with Fire and Leading from Within. In 2012, she received the Takoma Park Azalea Award for School Activist and continues to be active in her community.Royalties from this book help create more Courage & Renewal resources and programs for educators.

• A Note to Our Readers by Sam M. Intrator and Megan Scribner xiForeword by Parker J. Palmer xxiIntroduction by Taylor Mali xxviiRelentless Optimism 1Emma Lazarus’s “The New Colossus” reflection by Randi Weingarten 2Fleet Foxes’ “Helplessness Blues” reflection by Stephen Lazar 4Marianne Williamson’s “A Return to Love” [Excerpt] reflection by Rachel Willis 6Edgar Lee Masters’s “George Gray” reflection by Mel Glenn 8Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” reflection by Kaitlin Roig 10Rudyard Kipling’s “if” reflection by Andy Wood 12Loris Malaguzzi’s “No Way. The Hundred is There.” reflection by Tiffany Poirier 14Gerald Jonas’s “Lessons” reflection by Julie A. Gorlewski 16Taylor Mali’s “What Teachers Make” reflection by Kevin Hodgson 18Teachable Moments 21Rainier Maria Rilke’s “All will come again into its strength” reflection by Gregory John 22Richard Wilbur’s “The Writer” reflection by Emily Brisse 24Theodore Roethke’s “The Waking” reflection by Nora Landon 26Emily Dickinson’s “’Tis so much joy! ’Tis so much joy!” reflection by Lily Eskelsen García 28Paul Boswell’s “This Splendid Speck” reflection by Christine Intagliata 30Stanley Kunitz’s “Halley’s Comet” reflection by Rob Maitra 32Emily Dickinson’s “If I can stop one Heart from breaking” reflection by Annette Breaux 34John O’Donohue’s “Beannacht” reflection by Emanuel Pariser 36D. H. Lawrence’s “The Best of School” reflection by Tom Vander Ark 38Beauty in the Ordinary 41Fernando Pessoa’s “To Be Great, Be Entire” reflection by Vicki Den Ouden 42Naomi Shihab Nye’s “Famous” reflection by Safaa Abdel-Magid 44Pablo Neruda’s “In Praise of Ironing” reflection by Cindy O’Donnell-Allen 46Louise Glück’s “Aubade” reflection by Kent Dickson 48W. H. Auden’s “In Memory of W. B. Yeats” [Excerpt] reflection by Jamie Raskin 50Stephen Crane’s “LVIII” reflection by Liam Corley 52Mary Oliver’s “Crossing the Swamp” reflection by Maureen Geraghty 54Philip Levine’s “What Work Is” reflection by Holly Masturzo 56Walt Whitman’s “Section II from ‘Song of Myself’ ” reflection by Jennifer Boyden 58Enduring Impact 61Naomi Shihab Nye’s “Kindness” reflection by Hannah Cushing 62Margaret Atwood’s “You Begin” reflection by Karen Harris 64Thich Nhat Hanh’s “Please Call Me by My True Names” reflection by Ruth Charney 66William Stafford’s “Deciding” reflection by Michael Poutiatine 68Li-Young Lee’s “Eating Together” reflection by Wanda S. Praisner 70John O’Donohue’s “Blessing: For Presence” reflection by David Henderson 72Tara Sophia Mohr’s “Your Other Name” reflection by Lianne Raymond 74Jim R. Rogers’s “Good Morning!” reflection by Jane Zalkin 76Galway Kinnell’s “Saint Francis and the Sow” reflection by Kirsten Olson 78The Work Is Hard 81Antonio Machado’s “VI” reflection by Michael L. Crauderueff 82Mary Oliver’s “Wild Geese” reflection by Kathleen Melville 84Calvin Coolidge’s “Persistence” reflection by April Niemela 86Sharon Olds’s “On the Subway” reflection by Lori Ungemah 88Anonymous’s “Work Gloves” reflection by Tom Meyer 90William Stafford’s “Next Time” reflection by Leanne Grabel Sander 92Emily Dickinson’s “We grow accustomed to the Dark—” reflection by Rachel Fentin 94Walt Whitman’s “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” reflection by Ronald Gordon 96Wislawa Szymborska’s “Life While-You-Wait” reflection by Veta Goler 98Tenacity 101Tupac Shakur’s “The Rose That Grew from Concrete” reflection by Jose Vilson 102Philip Levine’s “M. Degas Teaches Art & Science at Durfee Intermediate School, Detroit, 1942” reflection by Laura Roop 104Mel King’s “Struggle” reflection by Susan Rodgerson 106Langston Hughes’s “Theme for English B” reflection by Paola Tineo 108Irene Rutherford McLeod’s “Lone Dog” reflection by LouAnne Johnson 110Billy Collins’s “On Turning Ten” reflection by Will Bangs 112Edgar A. Guest’s “It Couldn’t Be Done” reflection by Glendean Hamilton 114Lao-Tzu’s “On Leadership” reflection by Larry Rosenstock 116William Ernest Henley’s “Invictus” reflection by Caridad Caro 118Feisty 121Rumi’s “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing” reflection by Hugh Birdsall 122Mary Oliver’s “The Poet Dreams of the Classroom” reflection by Katie Johnson 124Langston Hughes’s “Mother to Son” reflection by Ron Walker 126Jane Kenyon’s “Otherwise” reflection by Alison Overseth 128Richard Brautigan’s “The Memoirs of Jessie James” reflection by Stephen Mahoney 130Marge Piercy’s “To be of use” reflection by Amy Christie 132Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” reflection by Mary Beth Hertz 134Olive Senior’s “Colonial Girls School” reflection by Dena Simmons 136The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell’s “An Innocent Freedom Writer” reflection by Kayleigh Colombero 138Moment to Moment 141Bill Holm’s “Advice” reflection by Teri O’Donnell 142Katha Pollitt’s “Lilacs in September” reflection by David S. Goldstein 144Herman Hesse’s “The Ferryman” reflection by Rachel Boechler 146Mark Nepo’s “The Appointment” reflection by Judy Sorum Brown 148Captain Ed Davidson’s “Footprints by the Sea” reflection by Sandi Bisceglia 150Rumi’s “The Guest House” reflection by Richard H. Ackerman 152Chuang Tzu’s “Flight from the Shadow” reflection by Mark Bielang 154Thomas Merton’s “In Silence” reflection by Thomas A. Stewart 156Derek Walcott’s “Love After Love” reflection by Tim Ryan 158Together 161John Daniel’s “A Prayer among Friends” reflection by Melissa Madenski 162Maya Angelou’s “Alone” reflection by Nina Ashur 164Stephen Dunn’s “The Sacred” reflection by Dan Mindich 166James A. Autry’s “On Firing A Salesman” reflection by Brian Dixon 168Robert Herrick’s “To the Virgins, to make much of Time” reflection by Cordell Jones 170Lucille Clifton’s “blessing the boats” reflection by Kathleen Glaser 172Raymond Carver’s “Happiness” reflection by Dennis Huffman 174X. J. Kennedy’s “Little Elegy” reflection by Kenneth Rocke 176Mel Glenn’s “A Teacher’s Contract” reflection by Harriet Sanford 178Called to Teach 181Gary Snyder’s “For the Children” reflection by Julia Hill 182Maya Angelou’s “The Lesson” reflection by Jovan Miles 184Gregory Orr’s “It’s not magic; it isn’t a trick” reflection by John Mayer 186Judy Sorum Brown’s “Hummingbirds asleep” reflection by Sandie Merriam 188John Fox’s “When Someone Deeply Listens to You” reflection by Nell Etheredge 190Alexis Rotella’s “Purple” reflection by Leatha Fields-Carey 192William Stafford’s “The Way It Is” reflection by Donna Y. Chin 194Langston Hughes’s “I loved my friend” reflection by Margaret Wilson 196Wendell Berry’s “The Real Work” reflection by Amy Harter 198Using Poetry for Reflection and Conversation 201Afterword by Sarah Brown Wessling 221Center for Courage & Renewal 223The Contributors 225The Editors 241Gratitudes 243Credits 245

THE EDITORSSAM M. INTRATOR is principal of the Smith College Campus School, and professor of education and child study at Smith College. A Kellogg National Leadership Fellow, he is the author/editor of seven books, including The Quest for Mastery: Positive Youth Development Through Out-of-School Programs.MEGAN SCRIBNER has three decades of experience editing books, reports, and essays, including co-editing two other poetry anthologies with Intrator: Teaching with Fire and Leading from Within. In 2012, she received the Takoma Park Azalea Award for School Activist and continues to be active in her community.Royalties from this book help create more Courage & Renewal resources and programs for educators.

• A Note to Our Readers by Sam M. Intrator and Megan Scribner xiForeword by Parker J. Palmer xxiIntroduction by Taylor Mali xxviiRelentless Optimism 1Emma Lazarus’s “The New Colossus” reflection by Randi Weingarten 2Fleet Foxes’ “Helplessness Blues” reflection by Stephen Lazar 4Marianne Williamson’s “A Return to Love” [Excerpt] reflection by Rachel Willis 6Edgar Lee Masters’s “George Gray” reflection by Mel Glenn 8Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” reflection by Kaitlin Roig 10Rudyard Kipling’s “if” reflection by Andy Wood 12Loris Malaguzzi’s “No Way. The Hundred is There.” reflection by Tiffany Poirier 14Gerald Jonas’s “Lessons” reflection by Julie A. Gorlewski 16Taylor Mali’s “What Teachers Make” reflection by Kevin Hodgson 18Teachable Moments 21Rainier Maria Rilke’s “All will come again into its strength” reflection by Gregory John 22Richard Wilbur’s “The Writer” reflection by Emily Brisse 24Theodore Roethke’s “The Waking” reflection by Nora Landon 26Emily Dickinson’s “’Tis so much joy! ’Tis so much joy!” reflection by Lily Eskelsen García 28Paul Boswell’s “This Splendid Speck” reflection by Christine Intagliata 30Stanley Kunitz’s “Halley’s Comet” reflection by Rob Maitra 32Emily Dickinson’s “If I can stop one Heart from breaking” reflection by Annette Breaux 34John O’Donohue’s “Beannacht” reflection by Emanuel Pariser 36D. H. Lawrence’s “The Best of School” reflection by Tom Vander Ark 38Beauty in the Ordinary 41Fernando Pessoa’s “To Be Great, Be Entire” reflection by Vicki Den Ouden 42Naomi Shihab Nye’s “Famous” reflection by Safaa Abdel-Magid 44Pablo Neruda’s “In Praise of Ironing” reflection by Cindy O’Donnell-Allen 46Louise Glück’s “Aubade” reflection by Kent Dickson 48W. H. Auden’s “In Memory of W. B. Yeats” [Excerpt] reflection by Jamie Raskin 50Stephen Crane’s “LVIII” reflection by Liam Corley 52Mary Oliver’s “Crossing the Swamp” reflection by Maureen Geraghty 54Philip Levine’s “What Work Is” reflection by Holly Masturzo 56Walt Whitman’s “Section II from ‘Song of Myself’ ” reflection by Jennifer Boyden 58Enduring Impact 61Naomi Shihab Nye’s “Kindness” reflection by Hannah Cushing 62Margaret Atwood’s “You Begin” reflection by Karen Harris 64Thich Nhat Hanh’s “Please Call Me by My True Names” reflection by Ruth Charney 66William Stafford’s “Deciding” reflection by Michael Poutiatine 68Li-Young Lee’s “Eating Together” reflection by Wanda S. Praisner 70John O’Donohue’s “Blessing: For Presence” reflection by David Henderson 72Tara Sophia Mohr’s “Your Other Name” reflection by Lianne Raymond 74Jim R. Rogers’s “Good Morning!” reflection by Jane Zalkin 76Galway Kinnell’s “Saint Francis and the Sow” reflection by Kirsten Olson 78The Work Is Hard 81Antonio Machado’s “VI” reflection by Michael L. Crauderueff 82Mary Oliver’s “Wild Geese” reflection by Kathleen Melville 84Calvin Coolidge’s “Persistence” reflection by April Niemela 86Sharon Olds’s “On the Subway” reflection by Lori Ungemah 88Anonymous’s “Work Gloves” reflection by Tom Meyer 90William Stafford’s “Next Time” reflection by Leanne Grabel Sander 92Emily Dickinson’s “We grow accustomed to the Dark—” reflection by Rachel Fentin 94Walt Whitman’s “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” reflection by Ronald Gordon 96Wislawa Szymborska’s “Life While-You-Wait” reflection by Veta Goler 98Tenacity 101Tupac Shakur’s “The Rose That Grew from Concrete” reflection by Jose Vilson 102Philip Levine’s “M. Degas Teaches Art & Science at Durfee Intermediate School, Detroit, 1942” reflection by Laura Roop 104Mel King’s “Struggle” reflection by Susan Rodgerson 106Langston Hughes’s “Theme for English B” reflection by Paola Tineo 108Irene Rutherford McLeod’s “Lone Dog” reflection by LouAnne Johnson 110Billy Collins’s “On Turning Ten” reflection by Will Bangs 112Edgar A. Guest’s “It Couldn’t Be Done” reflection by Glendean Hamilton 114Lao-Tzu’s “On Leadership” reflection by Larry Rosenstock 116William Ernest Henley’s “Invictus” reflection by Caridad Caro 118Feisty 121Rumi’s “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing” reflection by Hugh Birdsall 122Mary Oliver’s “The Poet Dreams of the Classroom” reflection by Katie Johnson 124Langston Hughes’s “Mother to Son” reflection by Ron Walker 126Jane Kenyon’s “Otherwise” reflection by Alison Overseth 128Richard Brautigan’s “The Memoirs of Jessie James” reflection by Stephen Mahoney 130Marge Piercy’s “To be of use” reflection by Amy Christie 132Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” reflection by Mary Beth Hertz 134Olive Senior’s “Colonial Girls School” reflection by Dena Simmons 136The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell’s “An Innocent Freedom Writer” reflection by Kayleigh Colombero 138Moment to Moment 141Bill Holm’s “Advice” reflection by Teri O’Donnell 142Katha Pollitt’s “Lilacs in September” reflection by David S. Goldstein 144Herman Hesse’s “The Ferryman” reflection by Rachel Boechler 146Mark Nepo’s “The Appointment” reflection by Judy Sorum Brown 148Captain Ed Davidson’s “Footprints by the Sea” reflection by Sandi Bisceglia 150Rumi’s “The Guest House” reflection by Richard H. Ackerman 152Chuang Tzu’s “Flight from the Shadow” reflection by Mark Bielang 154Thomas Merton’s “In Silence” reflection by Thomas A. Stewart 156Derek Walcott’s “Love After Love” reflection by Tim Ryan 158Together 161John Daniel’s “A Prayer among Friends” reflection by Melissa Madenski 162Maya Angelou’s “Alone” reflection by Nina Ashur 164Stephen Dunn’s “The Sacred” reflection by Dan Mindich 166James A. Autry’s “On Firing A Salesman” reflection by Brian Dixon 168Robert Herrick’s “To the Virgins, to make much of Time” reflection by Cordell Jones 170Lucille Clifton’s “blessing the boats” reflection by Kathleen Glaser 172Raymond Carver’s “Happiness” reflection by Dennis Huffman 174X. J. Kennedy’s “Little Elegy” reflection by Kenneth Rocke 176Mel Glenn’s “A Teacher’s Contract” reflection by Harriet Sanford 178Called to Teach 181Gary Snyder’s “For the Children” reflection by Julia Hill 182Maya Angelou’s “The Lesson” reflection by Jovan Miles 184Gregory Orr’s “It’s not magic; it isn’t a trick” reflection by John Mayer 186Judy Sorum Brown’s “Hummingbirds asleep” reflection by Sandie Merriam 188John Fox’s “When Someone Deeply Listens to You” reflection by Nell Etheredge 190Alexis Rotella’s “Purple” reflection by Leatha Fields-Carey 192William Stafford’s “The Way It Is” reflection by Donna Y. Chin 194Langston Hughes’s “I loved my friend” reflection by Margaret Wilson 196Wendell Berry’s “The Real Work” reflection by Amy Harter 198Using Poetry for Reflection and Conversation 201Afterword by Sarah Brown Wessling 221Center for Courage & Renewal 223The Contributors 225The Editors 241Gratitudes 243Credits 245