Record details

• ISBN: 1930907303
• ISBN: 9781930907300
• Physical Description: 90 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
• Publisher: Charlotte, N.C. : Main Street Rag Pub. Co., [2003]
• Copyright: ©2003

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I. The twist of the twine: Almost out of the county -- Carved in stone -- The way it was -- The story goes -- From two cold stones -- A tragedy in motion -- Lesson handed down -- From depths I didn't understand -- The landlor -- Cures -- Afflictions -- Firewood -- The one time daddy went to church -- What everybody knows -- Definitions -- When the pressure is great enough -- Ritual -- A perfect circle -- Tracks -- Woman's work -- Passage into womanhood. II. Stark against the sky: Illiterate -- The color that counts -- Her name was Jane -- "Yes sir"-- O day ofrest -- Three squares a day -- When things aren't like they seem -- Stains -- Patted into place -- Wood, soap, and a cast-iron pot -- Pinned tight -- Everybody's business -- When only blows were abuse -- Inheritance -- Perspective -- The commandment -- Redemption -- A lesson worth remembering -- The gambler -- Visions -- Evey time the door is opened -- Put away -- Worrying to remember -- Swing low, sweet chariot. III. You can't wear black under everything: The hard life -- I do remember -- Love in a mason jar -- The power of too much words -- Lifestyles and legacies -- The lone journey -- No choices -- Refuge -- Grandeur -- Today I wore black -- Down a dirt road -- For display -- Cravings -- Once was enough -- Room-sharing at the conference -- A different language -- Through the phone, I hear her call him sweetie -- You can't wear black under everything -- Laced together around the crown -- Studying the masters -- The sameness of the differences -- Gospel -- The old ways.

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American poetry.