Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction xv
5. Temporary Thesis
6. The Static Pulse 3
7. Recounting Linda Gregg’s Ghosts 7
8. Jorie Graham in Stitches 17
9. Temporary Tactics
10. Pictura Poesis: Galvin and Lowell 37
11. James Wright, Louise Glück: The Colon 47
12. Water Everywhere: Merwin, Stafford, Dugan, Merrill 61
13. Forché, Fenton, and Fighting 77
14. Temporary Figures
15. Taking or Leaving It: Amy Clampitt 91
16. Holes in the Web: Denis Johnson 117
17. The Long Line in Jorie Graham and Charles Wright 139
18. Conclusion 155
19. Notes 159
20. Bibliography 169
21. Index 175