"First published in the United States of America by Random House Inc. 1990"--T.p. verso.
Contents
The traveler -- Buglesong -- Beyond the glass mountain -- The berry patch -- The women on the wall -- Balance his, swing yours -- Saw gang -- Goin' to town -- The view from the balcony -- Volcano -- Two rivers -- Hostage -- In the twilight -- Butcher bird -- The double corner -- The colt -- The chink -- Chip off the old block -- The sweetness of the twisted apples -- The blue-winged teal -- Pop goes the alley cat -- Maiden in a tower -- Impasse -- The volunteer -- A field guide to the western birds -- Something spurious from the Mindanao Deep -- Genesis -- The wolfer -- Carrion spring -- He who spits at the sky -- The city of the living.
