Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction: Democracy, Celebrity, Poetry 1
6. 1 “Apparition of Splendor”: Poet as Performance 15
7. 2 Sports Poetry: Populism, Race, and the Ethics of Celebration 51
8. 3 Occasional Work: Culture, Spirit, Community 90
9. 4 Embracing Affect: Love, Interest, and the Personal 125
10. 5 “Still Leafing”: Age, Activism, Immortality 154
11. Epilogue: “Correspondances”—Ma-Ray-Andy 187
12. Appendix: The Retrospect, Moore’s Shifting Texts, and Her Archive 193
13. Permissions 205
14. Notes 207
15. Bibliography 241
16. Index 253
17. About the Author 265