How a poem moves : a field guide for readers of poetry

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Front Cover Spine Title Page Copyright Table of Contents Introduction How a Poem Puts Skin on a Mystery: Philip Levine, “Making Light of It” How a Poem Shapes Memory: Deborah Digges, “Stealing Lilacs in the Cemetery” How a Poem Articulates a Feeling: C.K. Williams, “Love: Beginnings” How a Poem Crystalizes an Image: Yusef Komunyakaa, “Yellowjackets” How a Poem Makes Meaning with Music: Elise Partridge, “Domestic Interior: Child Watching Mother” How a Poem Snapshots a Moment of Drama: Tiphanie Yanique, “My brother comes to me” How a Poem Seduces Uswith Outlandishness: Diane Seuss, “Free beer” How a Poem Cooks Up Dark Insight: Philip Metres, “Recipe from the Abbasid” How a Poem Pushes Us Awayand Beckons Us Closer: Marilyn Dumont, “How to Make Pemmican” How a Poem Wrestles withIts Inheritance: Rahat Kurd: “Ghazal: In the Persian” How a Poem Lives Between Languages: Natalia Toledo, translated by Clare Sullivan, “Flower That Drops Its Petals” How a Poem Invites Us to Praise: Ross Gay, “Ode to Drinking Water from My Hands” How a Poem Answers Some Questions but Not Others: Amber McMillan, “The Light I’ve Seen in Your Hair I Have Found in My Own Hands” How a Poem Clarifies Its Blur: Jeff Latosik, “Aubade Photoshop” How a Poem Changes As We Read: Ali Blythe, “Shattered” How a Poem Will (Not) Save Us: Raoul Fernandes, “Life with Tigers” How a Poem Loves a Misunderstanding: Richard Siken, “Dots Everywhere” How a Poem Mistrusts Its Idols: Cassidy McFadzean, “You Be the Skipper, I’ll Be the Sea” How a Poem Doesn’t Dish: Damian Rogers, “Ode to a Rolling Blackout” How a Poem Impersonates a Tomato: Oliver Bendorf, “Queer Facts about Vegetables” How a Poem Seeks New Models: Shannon Maguire, “[The most visible ants are]” How a Poem Makes Itself Out of Unusual Materials: Madhur Anand, “Especially in a Time” How a Poem Chooses the Apocalypse Behind Curtain #3: Jennifer L. Knox, “The New Let’s Make a Deal” How a Poem Assembles a Smashed Record for Posterity: George Murray, from “#DaydreamBereaver” How a Poem Tries to Connect Us, Despite the Obstacles: Donna Stonecipher’s “Model City [4]” How a Poem Welcomes Us to the Neighbourhood: Bren Simmers, “[Night of nesting dolls]” How a Poem Evokes Wonder: Sarah Holland-Batt, “Botany” How a Poem Reaches for Transcendence: Eric Pankey, “Ash” How a Poem Mourns: Don Paterson, “Mercies” How a Poem Confronts the Limitations of Our Empathy: Soraya Peerbaye, “Trials” How a Poem Tries to Get into It: Rowan Ricardo Phillips, “Little Song” How a Poem Chattily Wonders about Life’s Purpose: Ulrikka S. Gernes, “On H.C. Andersen Boulevard During Rush Hour” How a Poem Transforms a Stroll into a Ceremony: Joy Harjo, “Walk” How a Poem Imperfectly Reconciles Complexity: Liz Howard, “A Wake” How a Poem Haunts Norman Dubie, “Lines for Little Mila” Conclusion: A Few Hopes Notes on Permissions Acknowledgements About the Author Back Cover