Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. AURORA AMERICANA 1
4. SOLEMNITY 17
5. FANON’S COUNTRY 19
6. MISSILES 20
7. THE RAGE: 11 AUGUST 2017 21
8. THE HISS 23
9. BLUE CIRCLES 24
10. BLUE NEON 25
11. CITY OF SAUDADE 26
12. CONSIDERATION 27
13. PARADE 28
14. PASTIME 30
15. SUGAR SNAP PEAS FOR FANNIE LOU HAMER 31
16. THE EMPEROR OF TERRACOTTA ROOFS CONFRONTS THE JESTER 32
17. AMERICANA: A BECOMING 33
18. THE TURNING 34
19. THE MOTH IN THE DRYER 35
20. THE MOTH IN THE DRYER 37
21. CANCELED FLIGHTS: AN ODYSSEY 38
22. DEMOCRACY AMERICANA 39
23. LEVITATION 43
24. CRISIS 45
25. FANON’S BANANIA 1953 46
26. FANON IN TUNIS AFTER TUNIS 47
27. FANON CONSIDERS THE JESTER 49
28. FANON IN BETHESDA 50
29. GAZA GHAZAL: BLUE DISSENT 51
30. MISS ALGERIA AFTER VIEWING THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS 52
31. OBLIVION 53
32. MUHAMMAD ALI AT L A LUNA BUT NOT THE BOXER 55
33. MY LEBANESE FRIEND BUYS BLUE CONTACTS IN BEIRUT 56
34. NO LONGER 57
35. ON VALENTINE’S DAY A POOL IN ALEPPO 58
36. THE CHAMPIONS 59
37. THE PANTHER IN LISBON 60
38. THE JESTER LIVES IN THE PALE HOUSE BUILT BY THE ENSLAVED 62
39. THE SLUR DURING RAMADAN 63
40. THIS SCHEME OF MAKING 65
41. READING 66
42. HER YELLOW DRESS 67
43. SOMETIMES I BELIEVE I’M A MOROCCAN POET EXILED ON MARS 71
44. MR. COLTRANE IT’S AUTUMN IN THESE MOUNTAINS 72
45. MUSICIANS IN RED: A SUMMONING 74
46. DUSK INTO DAWN: THE RIPPLING 76
47. BLUE OVER BICYCLES 77
48. FOLLY 79
49. FOR ROUNDNESS 81
50. JAWAD’S FLOCK IN MOHAMMEDIA 82
51. NEITHER ATLANTIC NOR MEDITERRANEAN 84
52. PERFORMANCE DAY IN THE VAULTED THEATER 85
53. THE SPACESHIP IN TAMRI 87
54. AUBADE: TROPOSPHERE 89
55. ADORATION 90
56. TACHFYN’S CATS 91
57. REFLECTING 92
58. THE ALMOST LIFE 94
59. THE WATER MY LOVE 98
60. THE WHEELS THEN SEAGULLS 100
61. ODE TO TANGLE 101
62. FAREWELL MOUNTAIN 102
63. TO THE LINEAR 104
64. Notes 105
65. Acknowledgments 107