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World without finishing
2018
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World Without Finishing continues Peter Cooley's search for the "ordinary miraculous," the subject of his books for four decades. In those liminal spaces where Cooley voyages, the otherworldly is a haunting presence, whether in a painting by Rembrandt, the voices of the dead in a Louisiana cemetery for lepers or a mayfly his imagination conjures for its single day on earth. The gods-and God-are near at hand and far from us in the mysterious riddling of Cooley's new poems.
Table of Contents
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World Without Finishingp. 11
Aubadep. 12
Pastoralp. 13
Morning Prayerp. 14
Rodin, The Cathedralp. 15
The Immortality Factorp. 16
Michelangelo, Pietàp. 17
Is This All the Gods Ask of Usp. 18
Since You Askedp. 20
Clair de Lunep. 21
Incarnationp. 22
Presentimentsp. 23
The Lessons of the Stars Is Perishingp. 24
The Questionp. 25
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Aubadep. 29
Morning Walk: Alternative Afterlifep. 30
Psalmp. 31
Window Zuihitsup. 32
Open Hands, Open Wingsp. 34
Rodin, The Prodigal Sonp. 35
Company of the Morningp. 36
Holy Saturdayp. 37
Eschatologiesp. 38
The Holy Fool Meets Himself on One of His Highwaysp. 39
Bastard Ghazal: Mary Cassatt, Lady at the Tea Tablep. 40
Songp. 41
A Premature Afterlifep. 42
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Poem for Early Morning, Not an Aubadep. 45
Another of the Happiness Poemsp. 46
Past the Sexual Rapture Which Isn't Sexp. 48
Villanellep. 49
Carville Leper Colony, Carville, Louisiana, the Cemeteryp. 50
Mayfly Colloquyp. 51
Blue Window: A Zuihitsup. 52
Mary Cassatt, Children Playing on the Beachp. 54
Sublunariesp. 55
Poem with a Happy Endingp. 56
Rembrant, The Adoration of the Shepherdsp. 57
The Light from Certain Housesp. 58
Spirit Dog Etc.p. 59
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Obitsp. 63
In the Bestiaryp. 64
Dead Cat Log Jamp. 65
Rembrant, Titus van Kijn Possibly As St. Francis of Assistp. 66
Epistle to Godp. 67
Tickets, Have Your Tickets Readyp. 68
Premonition Updatep. 69
Company of the Motel Roomp. 70
The Aviaryp. 71
Madrigalp. 72
Rodin, The Cathedralp. 73
Star-Bottom Boatp. 74
Letter to Summer from the Other Sidep. 75
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