Daughter of: poems by

MIRANDA

Prelude.

Mirandfa recalls leaving the island.

The voyage.

Naples.

Miranda considers Ferdinand's vows.

Miranda dressed by her ladies.

Burdensome.

Journey to St. Benedicts.

Inside the convent.

Fallen angels.

Miranda's dream.

Fever.

Gossip, rumor.

How many mothers?

In chape.

On first seeing Ferdinand.

Prospero in trance.

Mirand sees Prospero once more.

Prospero's story.

Prospero's farewell.

Sycorax's daughter.

Arriving.

SMOKY RIVER.

Vernal pool.

Climbing down.

Sister/legend.

Journey with my sister.

Persephone, returned.

Medusa.

A mother's soup.

Casandra mama

To bossy girls.

Diana playing soccer with herr nymphets on Cambridge Common.

A daughtr's nightnare.

Pajama day at the daycare center.

Puella.

Baltimore chatechism.

Impossible Mary.

For Bridget who wants to be a priest.

Winter burial.

Hard labor.

Red piano.

Boy/haircut.

Backfloat.

What has a child told you lately?

Swim show.

The swan.

Mother at the seashore.

VIGIL

Captain Colette.

Machias Seal Island.

Selkie.

At the zoo.

Fitcher's bird.

Transformations.

Parable of wakening.

Consultation with a psychic at forty-one.

Narcissus and the movies.

Grandparents.

The story of story.

Before and after.

Icon.

Orepheus, condemned.

The wisdom of Solomon.

Lot's daughter.

Sudden departure.

Exile.

After the visitation.

The Annunciation.

Saint Joseph on a roofing job.

Death salad.

Comfort food.

Changeling.

March thaw.

Meditation.

Companion.

November daybreak.

Miranda: Prelude

Miranda recalls leaving the island

The voyage

Naples

Miranda considers Ferdinand s vows

Miranda dressed by her ladies

Burdensome

Journey to St. Benedict s

Inside the convent

Fallen angels

Miranda s dream

Fever

Gossip, rumor

How many mothers?

In chapel

On first seeing Ferdinand

Prospero in trance

Miranda sees Prospero once more

Prospero s story

Prospero s farewell

Sycorax s daughter

Arriving. Smokey River: Vernal pool

Climbing down

Sister / Legend

Journey with my sister

Persephone, returned

Medusa

A mother s soup

Cassandra mama

To bossy girls

Diana playing soccer with her nymphs on Cambridge Common

A daughter s nightmare

Pajama day at the daycare center

Puella

Baltimore catechism

Impossible Mary

For Bridget who wants to be a priest

Winter burial

Hard labor

Red piano

Boy / Harircut

Backfloat

What has a child told you lately?

Swim show

The swan

Mother at the seashore. Virgil: Captain Colette

Machias Seal Island

Selkie

At the zoo

Fitcher s bird

Transformations

Parable of Wakening

Consultation with a psychic at forty-one

Narcissus and the movies

Grandparents

The story of story

Before and after

Icon

Orpheus, condemned

The wisdom of Solomon

Lot s daughter

Sudden departure

Exile

After the visitation

The Annunciation

St. Joseph on a roofing job

Death salad

Comfort food

Changeling

March thaw

Mediation

Companion

November daybreak.