Table of Contents
In Petra 15
Lodge 16
Gothic 17
Explain Yourself 18
After Visiting the Gorky Institute 19
Venom 20
Flare 21
Roundabout 22
Fall and Recovery 23
In Algiers 24
Fire 25
On the War Between the States 26
Ivory 27
The Pastoral Tradition 28
Market Conditions 29
The Gold Standard 30
In the Galapagos Islands 31
The Monroe Doctrine 32
The Last Supper 33
Juice 34
Oligarchy 35
Nomadic 36
The Afterlife 37
Excavation 38
The Final Act 39
From the Archives 40
Sin Spots 41
The Stage 42
Without 43
Voltage 44
The Orchard 45
The Festival 46
The Brooch 47
The Fish Market in Guangzhou 48
Mirrors 49
Stew 50
Faith 51
The Wedding 52
Home 53
Paprika 54
From the Memory Ward 55
Elevator 56
The Rise 57
On Gnosticism 58
Cheddar Gorge 59
Inventory 60
The Bench 61
Two-Star Hotel 62
Providence 63
Ritual 64
The Crisis 65
Auld Lang Syne 66
Dead Letter 67
The Word/68 In Unison 69
Translation (1) 70
Translation (2) 71
The Zoo 72
Without Objection 73
The Concert 74
The Handkerchief 75
The Odds 76
Genesis 77
Portage 78
The Census 79
Meantime 80
Proverbs (1) 81
Proverbs (2) 82
Hellbent 83
In the City of K 84
The Harvest 85
Return Visit 86
Notes for a Dance 87
Stage Presence 88
The Kiss 89
Brick 90
Clay 91
Utopia 92
Lilacs 93
The River 94
About the Author 97