Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Maps x
3. Contents xiii
4. Bone Song 1
5. Miserere 2
6. Saying the Names Shanty 5
7. Song for the Lovers 8
8. Macadam Shanty 11
9. Shanty for the Ceremony of Tears 14
10. Wild Dog Shanty 17
11. Look at You Shantie 19
12. Round for the Mind of the World 22
13. Truth and Reconciliation Shanty 24
14. Hunger Shanty 28
15. Wisdom Shanty 33
16. Marble Mountain Song 37
17. Weightless Shanty 38
18. Shotgun Shanty 41
19. Bella Ciao Shanty 47
20. Beacon Rock Shanty 49
21. Chilcotin Singalong 54
22. Saying It Backwards Shanty 61
23. Salish Sea Shanty 64
24. Prodigal Son Shanty 66
25. Invasion Shanty 72
26. Wet Season Splash 74
27. Sugar Cane Fancy Tanse 75
28. Cascadian Seduction Zone Tanse 77
29. Little One Raga 81
30. The =Sqáx̌aʔ Step 89
31. Snass Shanty 93
32. Water Keeper Shanty 95
33. Lelang Shanty 102
34. Homecoming Shanty 108
35. Smohalla’s Shanty 113
36. A Whistle for the Dead 117
37. The Minotaur of Sombrio Beach 119
38. Laprier Shanty 123
39. Cascadian Reel 129
40. Tamanhous Shanty 133
41. Full moon shanty 136
42. Promise song 138
43. Six string strum 141
44. Eternity Shanty 145
45. Glossary of Chinook Wawa 153
46. Notes: The Ground of These Poems 157
47. Acknowledgements 171
48. About the Author 173