The Gratitude Anthology


a collection of works on giving and gratitude

“I’m working on the world, revised, improved edition,” writes Nobel Prize–winning poet Wisława Szymborska—apt words for 2024. Amid this time of extraordinary challenges, Thanksgiving reminds us to be grateful—for those near and far, and for the stories that inform, remind, and inspire us. With that thought in mind, here is this year’s Gratitude collection: stunning works that explore the challenges and rewards of giving. From our table to yours, thank you for being part of our story.

  • Ifeoma Sesiana Amobi

    A Small Blip on an Eternal Timeline

    The Pushcart Prize series, 2022
    The kiss lingered there. Hope flew into my chest.

  • Madelena Grossmann

    Refuge

    She had found the center of herself.

  • Angie Kang

    This Place We Call Home

    Her family was still poor and hungry and scared.

  • Mary-Louise Parker

    Dear Orderly

    I care only about the little body wiggling in that bassinet.

  • Alberto Álvaro Ríos

    When Giving Is All We Have

    Giving has many faces: It is loud and quiet, big, though small.

  • James and Kay Salter

    Life Is Meals

    Life is many things, and among the best of them, it is meals.

  • Wisława Szymborska

    The Joy of Writing and Other Poems

    Even a simple “Hi” makes you feel quite extraordinary.

  • Morgan Talty

    Turkey Day

    It was a good Thanksgiving, because they were invited.