Finch 's poems are collected in anthologies including the '' Penguin Book of The Sonnet '' and '' Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century American Poetry '' . Her poems for public occasions include the memorial poem for the September 11 attacks accompanying the commemorative sculpture by Meredith Bergmann installed in New York 's Cathedral of St. John the Divine . She has written that she believes it is part of her calling as a poet to write occasional poetry on topics of personal and cultural importance . Finch 's first , self-published book of poetry '' The Encyclopedia of Scotland '' ( 1983 ) is a libretto which Finch performed as ritual theater with live music and a theatrical procession . Other dramatic works for the stage include '' Among the Goddesses : An Epic Libretto in Seven Dreams '' ( Red Hen Press , 2010 ) and '' Wolf Song , '' which premiered at Portland , Maine 's Mayo Street Arts in 2012 . Both plays are multimedia productions with music , dance , puppets , and masks . Finch 's opera libretto '' Marina '' , based on the life of poet Marina Tsvetaeva , was produced by American Opera Projects in 2003 with music by Deborah Drattell , directed by Anne Bogart , and sung by Lauren Flanigan . Composers including Stefania de Kennessey , Matthew Harris , and Dale Trumbore have set Finch 's poems to music . Trumbore 's settings have won several awards and some have been published as sheet music . Finch has also written and performed as " Poetry Witch " in several pieces she calls " ritual poetic theater " , combining poetry and audience-interactive ritual . These include " Five Directions " ( directed by Alzenira Quezada , Mayo Street Arts , Portland , Maine , 2012 ) and " Winter Solstice Dreams " ( directed by Vera Beren , Deepak Homebase , New York , 2018 )
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Annie Finch