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Our Lady of the Snows (1996)

  • Robert Hass
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The Poem Is You
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© 2017 Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA and London, England

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction 1
  4. Paradoxes and Oxymorons (1981) 17
  5. Tito Madera Smith (1981) 22
  6. Th e Ride (1982) 30
  7. My Dream About The Second Coming (1982 / 1987) 35
  8. Possession (1982) 40
  9. Songs & Sonnets (1983) 45
  10. More Music (1984 / 1985) 51
  11. Saxophone (1984) 56
  12. Incantation (1984) 61
  13. Shoe from the Waves (1984) 68
  14. Lightnin’ Blues (1986) 73
  15. Target (1987) 78
  16. Facing It (1987 / 1988) 83
  17. Hamatawk (1988 / 1991) 88
  18. Domestic Mysticism 94
  19. Above the Inland Empire today (1989) 99
  20. Modern Love (1989) 104
  21. Oh (1990) 110
  22. December Journal (1990) 114
  23. The Piano Player Explains Himself (1991) 121
  24. An Atlas of the Diffi cult World XIII (Dedications) (1991) 126
  25. Lamium (1992) 131
  26. Self- Portrait in TyvekTM Windbreaker (1992 / 1995) 135
  27. Salt (1993 / 1996) 145
  28. Emptiness (1993) 154
  29. “A Wooden Eye. An 1884 Silver Dollar. A Homemade Explosive. A Set of False Teeth. And a 14- Karat Gold Ashtray” (1995 / 1998) 158
  30. Honey Jars of Hair (1995) 164
  31. Halley’s Comet (1995) 169
  32. Letters to Zanzotto: Letter 3 (1995) 174
  33. Our Lady of the Snows (1996) 179
  34. Key Episodes from an Earthly Life (1996) 185
  35. Blood on the Wheel (1999) 192
  36. A Song Th at We Still Sing (2001) 200
  37. Epigraph (2001) 207
  38. Our Nature (2001) 213
  39. Race (2001) 218
  40. A / ppeal A / pple A / dam A / dream (2002) 223
  41. >> > >> > >> PLEASE FORWARD & > >> (2003) 228
  42. Tonight (1996 / 2003) 233
  43. [when he comes he is neither sun nor shade: a china doll] (2004) 240
  44. Sans Serif 245
  45. To the Wires Overhead (2005 / 2007) 250
  46. On Sleep (2005) 255
  47. Moab (2005 / 2007) 263
  48. The Blue Terrance (2006) 268
  49. Futures (2007 / 2008) 274
  50. Miss Weariness (2007) 282
  51. Song of the Mortar and Pestle (2008) 288
  52. Lustron: The House America Has Been Waiting For (2008) 293
  53. Q Is for the Quick (2009) 303
  54. Viagra (2009) 308
  55. The Work horse (2010) 314
  56. Prescription (2011) 320
  57. Date: Post Glacial (2012) 325
  58. Class (2012) 330
  59. Oversized T-Shirts (2012 / 2013) 336
  60. Hide-and-Seek with God (2012) 343
  61. You and your partner go to see the film (2014) 348
  62. Oulipo (2014) 354
  63. Weeping (2015) 362
  64. Sources 371
  65. Further Reading 393
  66. Acknowledgments 397
  67. Credits 399
  68. Index 407
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674972896-031

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction 1
  4. Paradoxes and Oxymorons (1981) 17
  5. Tito Madera Smith (1981) 22
  6. Th e Ride (1982) 30
  7. My Dream About The Second Coming (1982 / 1987) 35
  8. Possession (1982) 40
  9. Songs & Sonnets (1983) 45
  10. More Music (1984 / 1985) 51
  11. Saxophone (1984) 56
  12. Incantation (1984) 61
  13. Shoe from the Waves (1984) 68
  14. Lightnin’ Blues (1986) 73
  15. Target (1987) 78
  16. Facing It (1987 / 1988) 83
  17. Hamatawk (1988 / 1991) 88
  18. Domestic Mysticism 94
  19. Above the Inland Empire today (1989) 99
  20. Modern Love (1989) 104
  21. Oh (1990) 110
  22. December Journal (1990) 114
  23. The Piano Player Explains Himself (1991) 121
  24. An Atlas of the Diffi cult World XIII (Dedications) (1991) 126
  25. Lamium (1992) 131
  26. Self- Portrait in TyvekTM Windbreaker (1992 / 1995) 135
  27. Salt (1993 / 1996) 145
  28. Emptiness (1993) 154
  29. “A Wooden Eye. An 1884 Silver Dollar. A Homemade Explosive. A Set of False Teeth. And a 14- Karat Gold Ashtray” (1995 / 1998) 158
  30. Honey Jars of Hair (1995) 164
  31. Halley’s Comet (1995) 169
  32. Letters to Zanzotto: Letter 3 (1995) 174
  33. Our Lady of the Snows (1996) 179
  34. Key Episodes from an Earthly Life (1996) 185
  35. Blood on the Wheel (1999) 192
  36. A Song Th at We Still Sing (2001) 200
  37. Epigraph (2001) 207
  38. Our Nature (2001) 213
  39. Race (2001) 218
  40. A / ppeal A / pple A / dam A / dream (2002) 223
  41. >> > >> > >> PLEASE FORWARD & > >> (2003) 228
  42. Tonight (1996 / 2003) 233
  43. [when he comes he is neither sun nor shade: a china doll] (2004) 240
  44. Sans Serif 245
  45. To the Wires Overhead (2005 / 2007) 250
  46. On Sleep (2005) 255
  47. Moab (2005 / 2007) 263
  48. The Blue Terrance (2006) 268
  49. Futures (2007 / 2008) 274
  50. Miss Weariness (2007) 282
  51. Song of the Mortar and Pestle (2008) 288
  52. Lustron: The House America Has Been Waiting For (2008) 293
  53. Q Is for the Quick (2009) 303
  54. Viagra (2009) 308
  55. The Work horse (2010) 314
  56. Prescription (2011) 320
  57. Date: Post Glacial (2012) 325
  58. Class (2012) 330
  59. Oversized T-Shirts (2012 / 2013) 336
  60. Hide-and-Seek with God (2012) 343
  61. You and your partner go to see the film (2014) 348
  62. Oulipo (2014) 354
  63. Weeping (2015) 362
  64. Sources 371
  65. Further Reading 393
  66. Acknowledgments 397
  67. Credits 399
  68. Index 407
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