Contents
Acknowledgments
The Poet Behind the Wheel
Approaching Baltimore
Eastside Alphabetics
Crying Man with Broom
Gospel
Sonnet: LeatherBoy
The Poets at the Ball Game
Baltimore Uproar by Romare Bearden
Reunion
Song for My Father
While the Quartet Plays “Body and Soul”
My People
The Star
Dream of My Cousin’s Wedding
The Lost Boys: A Requiem
Notes Toward a Poem About Love
Who I Think You Are
Atlantic City
Cuerpo de hombre
The Man with My Name
No Admittance
Trailer Park Self-Portrait
Magicians
What Are You?
Travel Journal
The Secret of Our Success
The City Without You
Poem Based on a Line by Forman
Out of Town
The Spinning Song
Bluetopia
Among the Players
Sunday Brunch
Colonnade Shop, Havana
Deya
New Rules of the Road
On the Road
Captain Blackman
Retreat Postcards
Nom de Plume
Marvin Gaye Sings “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Packing