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205 acknoWledgments Mypoetryhasbeenblessedbysupportiveandencouragingpeoplefromallparts ofmylifeforaslongasIcanremember:familymembers,neighbors,teachers, librarians,readers,friends,students,writers,poets,fans,acquaintances,chance encounters,healers,comrades,editors,publishers...Icouldneverevenbegin tothankeveryonehere,butitismypleasuretoaddafewspecialacknowledgments thatstandinformanymore:toJaneClow,CaraForte,JenFox,Deborah Tallerico,andallmycirclesandcovensforkeepingmeconnectedtotheMuse;to teachersfartoomanytoname,butespeciallyMarieBorroff,PenelopeLaurans, NtozakeShange,andDianeWoodMiddlebrook;toJenniferLunden,JanPerkins, DickSchoenbrun,andthemanytalentedandcompassionatehealerswhohelped meuncoverthepathtothesepoems;toWendyAshleyandGretchenLawlorand seerswhoilluminatedtheway;toAnnBogart,StefaniadeKennessey,Deborah Drattell,CaitJohnson,AssuntaKent,LauraManning,LibbyMarcus,Mihku Paul,BruceRockwell,LisaSiders,andotherartistsofmusic,painting,photography ,sculpture,architecture,bookarts,puppetry,theater,anddancewhoinspired somuchofthispoetrybysharingthegiftofcreativecollaboration;tocolleagues inpoetryfar,far,fartoomanytoname,butespeciallyKazimAli,Cynthia Hogue,CarolynKizer,StephenMotika,MollyPeacock,andSoniaSanchez,each ofwhombelievedinmyworkatatimewhenitkeptmegoing;toDabneyFinch andTaraWegrynandtheyoungsoldierontheDeltaflight,forremindingme thatmypoemscananddoreachpeopleanywhere;toLeeBricetti,AliceQuinn, andotherinspiringsupportersofpoetry;toAlixBaerBacon,EricaBogin,Leslie France, Kristen Ghodsee, Tom Glushko, Gabrielle Jonas, Tamara Razi, Marie Trus cott,andtheotherswhohelpedmeneverfeelalone;toColleenDonovan andallthefriendsandneighborswhohelpedprovideavillageformychildrenduring theyearsmanyofthesepoemswerewritten;tomyremarkableclansoforigin, Finch,Ridley,Crane,Baker,Hughan,West,Donaldson,andRockwell,fortheir passionateinvolvementandcommitmenttoart,poetry,andspirit,manygenerations deep—especiallymyfatherRoyFinch,perpetuallyeagertotalkpoetry, andmymotherMargaretRockwellFinch,myfirstanddeepestpoeticmodel; toRobinTalbot,HeatherMagaw,andallatUniversityofSouthernMaineand StonecoastMFAfortheirhumorandpatienceasIbalanceallmyjobs;tomy amazingchildrenJulianandAlthea,forinspiringmesodeeplyandforamillion richandclearconversationsonpoetictopicsbigandsmall;andtoPatriciaMonaghan andMichaelMcDermottfortenderandbrilliantmatronageandpatronage ofthehighestcreativeorder. FinallyIwouldliketothankGlenBrandforhiscaringhusbandryofmylife, mypoetry,andmyheart.Since1985,Glenhasencouragedmeindespair,com- 206 fortedmeinrejection,listenedtomeinloneliness,andcelebratedwithmein triumph;hehassharedpoetryaloud,enduredsleepbrokenbyflashlightsand computerscreens,broughtmeawell- timedpenandnotebookonmorethanone occasion,andhelpedmethroughthedifficultandchallenginglogisticsofapoetic careerwithareadysenseofhumor,brilliantandlevel- headedinsights,andunwavering support.Hehasalso,asthisbookwillattest,inspiredmanylovepoems. Icouldneverhaveaskedforamoremagnificentmatetoaccompanymeonthe pathofpoetry,andthisbookwouldnotbeitselfwithouthim. Thepoemsinthisvolumefirstappearedinthefollowingjournalsandcollections ,totheeditorsofwhichIrendergratefulacknowledgment: “Homebirth” first appeared in Prairie Schooner. “Abortion Spell” first appeared as“TheKiss:ARhymeforBloodandPeace”inWomen’s Studies Quarterly .“StoneandClothandPaper”firstappearedinprintas“RainyDayRoom” inCerise Press.“Frost’sGrave”firstappearedinVisiting Frost: Poets Inspired by the Life and Work of Robert Frost.“Tarot:TheMagicianCard”firstappearedinYale ReviewandsubsequentlyinThe Wolf(U.K.).“Keys”firstappearedinThe American Scholar.“BeachofEdges”firstappearedinVillanelles.“EarthDay”firstappeared ontheFriends of Ballona WetlandswebsiteandwascirculatedbytheSierra Clubasa“DailyRayofHope.”“Goddess”appearedinWalking between the Stars. “SpeakSoftly”appearedas“TheNativeAmericanBirds”inKansas Quarterly.“A SmallSoundintheDarkWoods”appearedinArs Interpres(Stockholm...