Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Introduction: What Is Poetic Attention? 1
5. PART I. Attending to Objects
6. I. Modes of Transitive Attention 25
7. II. Contemplation: Attention’s Reach 53
8. III. Desire: Attention’s Hunger 76
9. IV. Recollection: Attending to the Departed Object 98
10. V. Imagination: Attention’s Poiesis 125
11. PART II. Objectless Awareness
12. VI. Modes of Intransitive Attention 151
13. VII. Vigilance: States of Suspension 167
14. VIII. Resignation: Relinquishing the Object 191
15. IX. Idleness: Doldrums and Gardens of Time 212
16. X. Boredom: End- Stopped Attention 237
17. Coda: Toward a Practice of Poetic Attention 268
18. Notes 279
19. Bibliography 325
20. Permission Credits 345
21. Index 349