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 Tyvek^TM 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