Because Why

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-04-01
Publisher(s): Coffee House Pr
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Summary

Immersed in botanical insight, these poems embark upon an archetypal journey of introspection and awakening, transforming language in a show of poetic alchemy. Separating spirituality from dogma, and fusing contemporary and archaic traditions, Minneapolis poet Sarah Fox explores the nature of creation, healing, and human connection, illuminating both rituals of community and communication in her accomplished debut.

Author Biography

Sarah Fox is a doula, the publisher of Fuori Editions, and a teacher of poetry and creative writing in schools and literary centers throughout Minnesota

Table of Contents

Guidebook for a Pleasant Stay 1(6)
1
Liberation Initiative #27
7(2)
Fool's House
9(3)
Life on Earth
12(3)
Field Notes of an Advance Scout: Initiation
15(4)
2
Flag in Space
19(3)
Thirteen
22(2)
Kiss
24(2)
Major Arcana
26(5)
3
Field Notes of an Advance Scout: Mutiny
31(2)
Baby Shamanics for the New Millennium
33(2)
``Straight from New York!''
35(5)
Acts 1
40(5)
4
Because Why
45(2)
Aphasia
47(2)
My Edward Mary Smoking
49(2)
A Hole in the Asp
51(4)
5
Dead Babies
55(3)
There's a Human Being in the Ditch
58(1)
Bridge across Rope
59(2)
Field Notes of an Advance Scout: Torch Song
61(4)
6
Goat Tree
65(2)
Myrtle
67(3)
The Verb to Plant
70(3)
Prosperous Earth
73(8)
7
How Birds Break
81(3)
Geodesy
84(2)
Everybody Loves Eric Dolphy
86(1)
Field Notes of an Advance Scout: Transubstantiation
87(4)
8
The Whole Desert Island Scenario
91(2)
To Win a Wife
93(2)
Last Minute Details
95(2)
We Are Making (Cat Outdoors)
97(4)
9
Imagining Girls
101(2)
How to Get the Love You Want
103(2)
Field Notes of an Advance Scout: Impersonation
105(1)
The Book of Fortunes Begins at the End of Itself
106

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