Contents
I
All-American
Comment Thread in Response to “100 Best Flowers of the Year”
Dear Death
Figures
As the History Teacher Lectures on World War I
Dear Professor
We Real Nerds
Parking FAQ
Sincerely, the Sky
Dear Proofreader
Poem Beginning with a Line from Robert Hass
We Would Never Sleep
Master Sommelier Blind-Tastes a Glass of Water
The Prophecies of B. B. Guthrie
Anyone Who Is Still Trying
II
The New
Building a Joke
Thirteen
Sincerely, Blue Blood
Dear Mockingbird
Sincerely, Paper Gown
Ode to Morphine
Mayfly
Sincerely, the Blue Jay
Dear Doorknob
Yesterday a Mylar Balloon
Self-Portrait as Team Mascot
Sincerely, the Cat’s Eye
Black Site
The Universe
Acknowledgments