Table of Contents
Introduction Carol Lipszyc xi
The Heart is Improvisational Carol Lipszyc 1
Average Life Susan Glickman 2
Cardiognosis David Baker 3
Early Differentiation of the Body Aimée Baker 5
Heart Kenneth Sherman 6
Arrhythmia Mindy Kronenberg 7
Crimson Kate Marshall Flaherty 8
L27011945 Sue Rose 10
Heart Valve Elizabeth Arnold 11
Aviary Miriam N. Kotzin 12
Flow Dynamics Elizabeth Arnold 13
Donor Tamar Yoseloff 15
Transplanted Lorna Crozier 16
An Unabridged History of the Heart Eva Tihanyi 17
Love Faith Shearin 18
Blue Bird Elisabeth Cohen 19
When They Are Asleep In Their Nimbus Of Flame Susan Glickman 20
Love Poem for My Daughter Marilyn Bowering 21
Love Jerry Mirskin 22
Loop Kate Marshall Flaherty 23
B02031929 Sue Rose 24
Mud in Heaven Doug Ramspeck 25
If My Father Had Written Poems Ellen S. Jaffe 26
Flocking Ellen S. Jaffe 27
A Birthday Poem Daniel Boland 28
Olympia Marbleiving Butterfly David Reibetanz 29
Theoretical Chest Doug Ramspeck 30
Nirvana John Barton 31
Print M. Travis Lane 32
Lo, and Behold Elizabeth Cohen 33
Poem on Good, Friday Daniel Boland 34
L'avalasse Jack Bedell 35
Fisherman Sheryl St. Germain 36
Temple Kate Marshall Flaherty 37
Invitation Gillian Sze 38
Open Night David Reibetanz 39
Fiesole Jerry Mirskin 40
Venice Jerry Mirskin 41
The Human Heart Campbell McGrath 43
Inhabited Heart Eugénio de Andrade (trans Alexis Levitin) 44
My Heart Hears You Dreaming Eva Tihanyi 45
Let Your Heart Eva Tihanyi 46
Naked Hearts John Barton 47
The Request Michael Carrino 49
Valentine Charles Fort 50
We Kissed As Lovers Under Widowed Light Charles Fort 51
The Hearts Malca Litovitz 52
In the Garden Michael Carrino 55
Scratch Robyn Sarah 56
Heart Island Faith Shearin 57
Crush Carolyn Smart 58
Lost Heart Highway Ellen S. Jaffe 59
Match Brynn Saito 60
Assiniboine Patrick Lane 61
The Heart Falls Asleep Kim Maltman 62
Intermittent Rain Roo Borson 63
Possession is 9/10th of the Love Mary di Michele 65
Heart Lorna Crozier 66
That empty house, your heart Jane Munro 67
Buoy Carol Lipszyc 68
Heart Donald Justice 69
Puzzle Patricia Young 70
Interlocutor Roger Greenwald 71
Heart to Heart Rita Dove 72
Turn Miriam N. Kotzin 73
Slumbering Woman Carol Lipszyc 74
Whittled Heart Beverly Ellenbogen 75
Chamber Beverly Ellenbogen 76
The Heart As Lamb Eva Tihanyi 78
Night in the Arms of the Two-Hearted Lover Aimée Baker 79
Raimon De Roussillon David R. Slavitt 81
My Heart Ernö Saép (trans. by Eva M. Thury) 82
The Tell-Tale Heart John Barton 83
When We Lie Michael Mirolla 84
Heart Matt Robinson 85
Mongrel Heart David Baker 86
Bluebird Charles Bukowski 87
Two Countries Mark Brazaitis 89
Noble Matter Eugénio de Andrade (trans. by Alexis Levitin) 92
Body Part Lewis Turco 93
Credits for Previous Publications 95
Biographical Notes 103
