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- Otherwise Obedient
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- 2008
- Published by: Red Hen Press
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In Otherwise Obedient, Carol Potter weaves together beautifully striking language and a distinct sense of humor to tell her series of captivating poems about human experience. From an Elvis impersonator to what she refers to as “The Blended Family,” Potter shifts perspective in a way that is both witty and insightful.
Table of Contents
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- It’s A Free World
- p. 14
- The Big Fork
- p. 15
- Translation Problems
- p. 16
- Tantrum Girl
- p. 18
- Floating World
- p. 20
- Comfort Zone
- p. 27
- Rubber Necking
- p. 29
- Who Breaks. Pays
- p. 33
- Good Dog, Bad Dog
- p. 35
- Something Errant
- p. 36
- O Pioneers
- p. 37
- A Tiny Drunk Elvis
- pp. 38-39
- Otherwise Obedient
- pp. 40-41
- The Well-Patted Baby
- pp. 45-46
- The Science of Heat
- p. 47
- Nobody Go Blue
- p. 48
- Green Felt Gowns
- p. 49
- The Blended Family
- p. 50
- Heartbreak Poets
- p. 51
- Horticulture
- p. 54
- Swimming Pool in the Living Room
- pp. 57-58
- North Pond
- p. 59
- Jury-rigged
- pp. 60-62
- Moonlight Sonata
- p. 63
- Acre by Acre of It
- p. 65
- The Smoking Mother
- p. 66
- The Lit Curtain
- p. 67
- Conflation
- p. 69
- The Permissive
- p. 73
- God’s Ice Skates
- p. 75
- The Gardener
- p. 76
- Beauty and Ugly
- p. 77
- God’s Chevy Tahoe
- p. 80
- The Sum of the Parts
- p. 81
- Meter Maid
- p. 82
- Jump, Jump, Jump
- p. 83
- I Too Dislike It
- p. 84
- God’s Tattoos
- p. 88
- Contemplative God
- p. 89
- God’s Phone Skills
- p. 91
- Back of the Bus
- p. 92
- God’s Platitudes
- p. 93
- The Ordinary
- p. 94
- About the Author
- p. 96
Additional Information
ISBN
9781597094085
Related ISBN(s)
9781597090742
MARC Record
OCLC
835770823
Pages
96
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
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