In this Book
- Music from Apartment 8: New and Selected Poems
- Book
- 2004
- Published by: Louisiana State University Press
summary
Poet and cardiologist John Stone is a man of many voices. A gifted verse maker, he exhibits in his writing the qualities of a compassionate physician, a musician, linguist, naturalist, and down-to-earth yet whimsical grandfather, son, husband, and brother. Selections from four previous books together with twenty-two new works compose this exquisite volume, a “best of the best” sampling from a beloved poet.
Table of Contents
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- Serenity Gardens
- pp. 3-4
- Visitation
- p. 8
- Noon, Thursday
- p. 9
- Patriot at the Pianoforte
- pp. 10-12
- After Surgery
- pp. 13-15
- Jerash: Potsherds
- p. 20
- Back through Time
- p. 22
- Mount Sinai: Chasing the Sun
- pp. 23-24
- Before Sleep
- p. 28
- Jerusalem: Bedtime
- p. 29
- Hydra: Greece
- p. 30
- First Night Back in Atlanta
- pp. 31-32
- Looking for the Pal Theater
- pp. 35-37
- South Sycamore: The Horse
- pp. 38-39
- Halloween Impromptu
- p. 40
- The Tuileries
- pp. 42-44
- The Smell of Matches (1972)
- pp. 45-46
- Love Poem for a Son
- p. 49
- The Bottle
- p. 54
- Being There
- p. 56
- Coming Home
- pp. 59-60
- In All This Rain (1980)
- pp. 61-62
- He Makes a House Call
- pp. 63-64
- Double-Header
- pp. 70-71
- The Girl in the Hall
- pp. 72-73
- One Evening
- p. 76
- Bringing Her Home
- p. 77
- How I'd Have It
- p. 79
- Building the Steps
- p. 80
- Whittling: The Last Class
- pp. 81-82
- Answering the Phone
- p. 85
- In All This Rain
- pp. 87-88
- Renaming the Streets (1985)
- pp. 89-90
- Early Sunday Morning
- pp. 91-92
- She in February
- p. 98
- You Round the Bend
- p. 99
- The Eclipse
- p. 100
- Three for the Mona Lisa
- p. 101
- Gaudeamus Igitur: A Valediction
- pp. 102-105
- The Pigeon Sonnets
- Homing Pigeon I
- p. 106
- Homing Pigeon II
- p. 107
- Homing Pigeon III
- p. 108
- The (Messenger) Pigeon
- p. 109
- A Word from the Teacher
- pp. 111-113
- Where Water Begins (1998)
- pp. 119-120
- Where Water Begins
- pp. 121-123
- The Good-bye, Good-Morning, Hello Poem
- pp. 129-132
- Oxford Poems
- 5 A.M., Sleepless in Merton Street
- pp. 136-137
- Back to Oxford
- pp. 138-142
- The Forest Fire
- pp. 143-144
- from The Lu Poems
- Talking with the Mockingbird
- pp. 148-149
- Elegy and Affirmation
- p. 150
- Canticles of Time
- pp. 152-155
- Transplant
- p. 157
- Singing from the West Coast
- pp. 159-161
Additional Information
ISBN
9780807165126
Related ISBN(s)
9780807129548
MARC Record
OCLC
966756960
Pages
176
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No