In this Book
- Cardinal Points
- Book
- 1988
- Published by: University of Iowa Press
- Series: Iowa Poetry Prize
summary
Strung throughout the book are poems based on the Scottish photographer Eadwaerd Muybridge's Animal Locomotion, a historic photographic document. Pettit uses these pioneering images as the basis for his poetic dreaming, and the result is a poignant, integrated sequence of highly moving poems, studded between other vivid lyrics.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
- pp. iii-v
- Sunday Stroll
- pp. 2-3
- Evening on a Canadian Lake
- pp. 4-5
- Pavlov’s Dog
- pp. 6-7
- So Long, Tuscaloosa
- pp. 8-9
- The Flight Path
- pp. 10-11
- Men Wrestling
- p. 13
- Sparrow of Española
- pp. 15-17
- The Uncompahgre Range
- pp. 18-19
- Many Buddhists
- pp. 20-21
- Mighty Sebastian Bach
- pp. 22-23
- Los Alamos Rush Hour
- pp. 24-25
- Sparrow Rousant
- p. 26
- The Beyond
- pp. 27-29
- Driving Lesson
- pp. 32-33
- Virginia Evening
- pp. 34-35
- Home Again
- pp. 36-37
- Louisiana New Year
- pp. 38-39
- National Geographic
- pp. 40-41
- Astral Life
- pp. 45-47
- Valentine Show at the Lingerie Shop
- pp. 48-49
- Petting Zoo
- pp. 50-53
- March Thaw
- p. 54
- House Move
- p. 55
- Man Shadowboxing
- p. 57
- The Fox Hunt
- pp. 60-62
- Furnace without End
- p. 63
- Boat-tailed Grackles
- pp. 64-65
- Star Route, Box 2
- p. 68
- Cardinal Points
- pp. 73-82
Additional Information
ISBN
9781587291876
Related ISBN(s)
9780877452065
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
44964970
Pages
96
Launched on MUSE
2012-02-08
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1988
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