Poem attributions for "Boredom is Not Permitted" are as follows:
Samples 1, 4 and 6: written by Nathan Harms for purposes of illustration
Sample 2: Copyright ©1996 by Barbara Mitchell
Samples 3 and 5: Copyright ©1997 by Steven Michael Berzensky from "Variations on the Birth of Jacob." ISBN 1-896239-25-0