Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. Epigraphs vi
4. Contents ix
5. Little Big Chief 1
6. Part I.
7. Introduction 5
8. Vagrants 7
9. Borders without Doctors 9
10. The Descent 11
11. Carousel 12
12. The Changeling 15
13. Among the Cypresses (23 Remedies) 17
14. After Caravaggio 19
15. Carbon Copy 21
16. Utilitarianism 23
17. Cycladic Head 25
18. Les Calanques 26
19. The Weir 28
20. Wilson’s Warbler 29
21. Part II.
22. Introduction 35
23. Matinee 36
24. Untitled #10 38
25. Parents 40
26. The Beardsley Limner 41
27. Small Government 44
28. Flash Drive 46
29. For the Climbers 47
30. Skunk Cabbage 48
31. Not Waving but Growling 49
32. God: A Study 51
33. On a Friday 53
34. Finesse 54
35. Fuzz 56
36. Part III.
37. Introduction 57
38. Transparency 59
39. Linear A 61
40. Persona Non Grata 64
41. On Turning 38 in Rome 67
42. New Volunteer at the Ar t Museum 68
43. Nisqually Delta 69
44. Lignum Vitae 71
45. Linear B 72
46. Carmen Saeculare 73
47. Parakeets in Rome 75
48. The Quagmire 80
49. Bivalve Lullaby 82
50. Low Hanging Fruit 84
51. Part IV.
52. Introduction 85
53. Old Paradox 87
54. Accidentals 89
55. Entanglement (Sombrero) 92
56. Core Sample 93
57. Therefore Wander 94
58. Entanglement (Satellite) 96
59. Pigeon Guillemots 98
60. The Break 99
61. House Finch in Bird Bath 102
62. An Illustrated Guide to Feathers 103
63. Hard Return 104
64. The Under tow 106
65. One Atmosphere 107
66. Notes & Acknowledgments 111
67. About the Author 115