•  "September 1, 1939" - H.W. Auden 
• An article from The Guardian provides insight into how Auden felt about this poem.

• A Center - Ha Jin 
• A review of Jin's book of poetry, which includes this poem

• "won't you celebrate with me" - Lucille Clifton 
• Clifton reads this poem

• "The Past...the Present...the Future" - Nikki Giovanni
• This poem is available online to read with your library card, in her book A Good Cry
• You can also borrow the audio book and hear Giovanni read it.  
• These items are available with the Hoopla Digital app and there is NO WAITING; just download on your device or even read and/or listen on your PC.