Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Ode to the Hymen 3
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Ode to the Clitoris 7
Ode to the Penis 8
Ode of Broken Loyalty 10
Wind Ode 11
Ode to My Whiteness 12
Amaryllis Ode 13
Ode to My Sister 14
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Ode to the Condom 19
Ode to the Tampon 20
Hip Replacement Ode 21
Ode with a Silence in It 22
Ode to the Last Thirty-Eight Trees in New York City Visible from This Window 24
Ode to My Living Friends (January 2010) 26
Ode of Withered Cleavage 27
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Ode to Menstrual Blood 31
Celibate's Ode to Balls 32
Ode to Thought 34
Secondary Boycott Ode 35
Legs Ode 36
Unmatching Legs Ode 38
Matching Ode 40
Ode of Girls' Things 42
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Blow Job Ode 45
Ode to the Female Reproductive System 46
Sexist Ode 47
Spoon Ode 48
Ode to Buttermilk 49
Ode of the Corner I Was Stood In 50
Ode to the Creature from the Black Lagoon 51
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Douche-Bag Ode 55
Single Lady's Ode 56
Ode to Whiskers 58
Split Ode 60
Ode of the Present Moment, in the Living Room, with Bianca 62
Stanley Kunitz Ode 64
Sheffield Mountain Ode 66
San Francisco Bay Dawn Ode 68
Sick Couch Ode 70
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Victuals Dream Ode 75
Ode to the Word Vulva 76
Toxic Shock Ode 77
Ode to Wattles 78
Real Estate Ode 79
Ode to My Fat 80
My Mother's Flashlight Ode 81
Ode to Stretch Marks 82
Merkin Ode 84
Wild Ode 86
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Ode for the Vagina 89
Ode to the Glans 90
Second Ode to the Hymen 91
Ode to a Composting Toilet 92
Ode to Dirt 94
Woodwind Ode 95
New England Camping Ode 96
Pine Tree Ode 98
Sloan Kettering Ode 99
Trilobite Ode 100
Double Ode for Hazel 102
Harmony Ode 105
O of Multiple O's 106
Donner Party Mother Ode 107
ABRACADABRA Ode 108