First published in Great Britain and Canada in 2025 by Canongate Books, Ltd

"This celebratory anthology explores human connection through forty-four poems curated by Pádraig Ó Tuama, the host of On Being's 'Poetry unbound' podcast. '44 poems on being with each other' is a new volume that offers immersive reflections on the human connection. With an observant eye, Pádraig Ó Tuama shares an enlightening meditation on each poem, revealing the ways we relate to each other, the world around us, and ourselves"--

In English; Some poems translated from other languages

Introduction /

Pádraig Ó Tuama -- A word on statistics / Wisława Szymborska ; translated by Joanna Trzeciak Huss -- I invite my parents to a dinner party / Chen Chen -- [excerpt] from Conflict resolution for holy beings / Joy Harjo -- Eurydice, turning / Rita Dove -- Ode to my homegirls / Safia Elhillo -- What he should have had / Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe -- Someday I will visit Hawk Mountain / M. Soledad Caballero -- Dear new blood / Mark Turcotte -- The uses of sorrow / Mary Oliver -- small talk or in my hand galaxies / Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley -- Species / Tishani Doshi -- The rungs / Benjamin Gucciardi -- The boss of me / Patricia Smith -- [Non omnis moriar] / Zuzanna Ginczanka ; translated by Alissa Valles -- How the dung beetle finds its way home / Eugenia Leigh -- On my return from a business trip / John Lee Clark -- Ibrahim Abu Lughod and brother in Yaffa / Mosab Abu Toha -- Waiting for the barbarians / C.P. Cavafy ; translated by Evan Jones -- Flower wars / Nico Amador -- [untitled] / Michael Wasson -- [won't you celebrate with me] / Lucille Clifton -- How it will end / Denise Duhamel -- One tree / Philip metres -- Artist / VIdyan Ravinthiran -- The drop off / Molly Twomey -- Little children / Caroline Bird -- Those winter Sundays / Robert Hayden -- My worries have worries / Laura Villareal -- Your grandmother's house / Colette Bryce -- The orange / Wendy Cope -- My feelings / Nick Flynn -- My therapist wants to know about my relationship to work / Tiana Clark -- Refrigerator, 1957 / Thomas Lux -- Thank you : for not letting me die / Richard Blanco -- Facts about the moon / Dorianne Laux -- Exodus / Victoria Redel -- Poem / Langston Hughes -- trauma is not sacred / Kai Cheng Thom -- Ordinary sugar / Amanda Gunn -- The coup / Valencia Robin -- Three mangoes, £1 / Kandace Siobhan Walker -- The change room / Andy Jackson -- Fear and love / Jim Moore -- Hebrews 13 / Jericho Brown