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- Covet
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- 2011
- Published by: Red Hen Press
summary
covet (kúh-vit)v. tr.: to desire, esp. to desire eagerly, to wish for, long for. As in to covet another’s belongings, the ghosts of households and fixtures, their voices or warnings. Ex: she coveted the fine table, the rich furnishings of her neighbor’s home. As in to covet the past, a lost year, a lost life or one not lived. Ex: turning the photograph of her parents over in her hand, she imagined their happiness and coveted what might have been. As in to eagerly wish for the health, well-being of one for whom responsibility is given, or a child. Ex: she coveted, above all, happiness for her sons. Or, to want that (i.e. person) which one may not have, desire to possess another. Ex: thou shalt not covet.
Table of Contents
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- To Rake Leaves
- pp. 16-17
- Photo Shoot
- p. 20
- Instructions for my sons
- pp. 26-27
- Advent Story
- p. 29
- No, Gracias
- pp. 30-31
- B is for Blind
- p. 33
- Reporting Live
- pp. 36-37
- First, Hunger
- p. 40
- Instructions for My Sons
- pp. 42-43
- Thomas Merton in Bermuda
- pp. 44-45
- The Science of Seventh Grade
- pp. 46-47
- Triptych for Early Spring
- pp. 48-50
- Easter Monday
- p. 52
- Camera Obscura
- pp. 56-57
- Severe Warning
- p. 58
- Prisms, $1
- p. 64
- Available Light
- pp. 65-66
- Choosing Pink
- pp. 67-68
- Descent to Boathouse After Stroke
- pp. 69-70
- August Heat
- p. 71
- Ginkgo Biloba
- p. 72
- Suite for Red River Gorge
- pp. 73-77
- Catharsis Aura
- pp. 78-79
- About the Author
- p. 80
Additional Information
ISBN
9781597093316
Related ISBN(s)
9781597091718
MARC Record
OCLC
867786057
Pages
80
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No