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Book SynopsisPoems about birth, death, and ecosystems of nature and power
Table of ContentsNatural History Before the fetus proves viable, a stroll creekside in the High Sierra “still in a state of uncreation” Ars Poetica: Mercator Projection Ultrasound Ars Poetica: Cove Song Nullipara Ars Poetica: Field Trip Trophic Cascade After Birth Frequently Asked Questions: #1 Frequently Asked Questions: #2 Ars Poetica after William Carlos Williams Frequently Asked Questions: #3 Ars Poetica Apocalyptica Glacial Erratics Conspiracy Frequently Asked Questions: #4 Frequently Asked Questions: #5 Ars Poetica: After the Dam Mother daughter hour Notes on what is always with us There are these moments of permission Because it looked hotter that way Poor Translation From the First, the Body Was Dirt Still life Characteristics of Life Frequently Asked Questions: #6 Bîtan One to Watch, and One to Pray Frequently Asked Questions: #7 Brevity Frequently Asked Questions: #8 soldier’s girl What I know I cannot say Assignment #3: Write About Your Favorite Book Frequently Asked Questions: #9 Against Nostalgia Where bushes periodically burn, children fear other children: girls Frequently Asked Questions: #10 How Great the Gardens When They Thrive Commute oh my dear ones Notes and Acknowledgments