Tomorrow's Living Room
Tomorrow's Living Room
Poems by Jason Whitmarsh
foreword by Billy Collins
Series: Swenson Poetry Award
Copyright Date: 2009
Published by: University Press of Colorado,
https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf
Pages: 76
https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt4cgmsf
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Tomorrow's Living Room
Book Description:

Volume 13 in the Swenson Award Series, Tomorrow's Living Room offers a pleasantly disorienting verbal territory. The collection is alternately wry and dark, hopeful and bleak, full of unexpected light and laugh-out-loud incongruities. We begin to see that the shape and the furniture of Jason Whitmarsh's world reflect our own (they may in fact be universal), but we're considering them through completely new terms of engagement. Selected by, and with a foreword by, Billy Collins. The annual Swenson competition, named for May Swenson, honors her as one of America's most provocative and vital writers. In John Hollander's words, she was "one of our few unquestionably major poets."

eISBN: 978-0-87421-748-3
Subjects: Language & Literature
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  1. Front Matter
    Front Matter (pp. i-vi)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.1
  2. Table of Contents
    Table of Contents (pp. vii-viii)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.2
  3. FOREWORD
    FOREWORD (pp. ix-x)
    Billy Collins
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.3

    Tomorrow’s Living Room is simply too good a collection of poems to allow me to indulge in the customary literary judge’s protestations about how difficult it was to choose among so many excellent manuscripts. There were reading pleasures to be had along the way, and I fully enjoyed them, but the winner jumped out at me, as I hope it will for you, like a big bass breaking the surface of a lake after a long spell of staring at the water.

    The poems speak for themselves, of course, but let me offer a word on their behalf.

    We all...

  4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (pp. xi-xiv)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.4
  5. FORECASTS
    FORECASTS (pp. 1-1)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.5
  6. HE SAID THESE THINGS, NOT EVEN I COULD FORGIVE HIM
    HE SAID THESE THINGS, NOT EVEN I COULD FORGIVE HIM (pp. 2-2)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.6
  7. OF ARC
    OF ARC (pp. 3-3)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.7
  8. ANNIVERSARY
    ANNIVERSARY (pp. 4-4)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.8
  9. DEPARTMENT STORE FICTIONS
    DEPARTMENT STORE FICTIONS (pp. 5-5)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.9
  10. TOMORROW’S LIVING ROOM
    TOMORROW’S LIVING ROOM (pp. 6-6)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.10
  11. ONE ART
    ONE ART (pp. 7-7)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.11
  12. TWO PARTS WATER
    TWO PARTS WATER (pp. 8-8)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.12
  13. THE EVER INCONSTANCY
    THE EVER INCONSTANCY (pp. 9-9)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.13
  14. TWO, COUCHBOUND
    TWO, COUCHBOUND (pp. 10-10)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.14
  15. AFTER ARCHILOCHOS
    AFTER ARCHILOCHOS (pp. 11-11)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.15
  16. CHANGE
    CHANGE (pp. 12-12)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.16
  17. MISSING IOU
    MISSING IOU (pp. 13-13)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.17
  18. CURSE
    CURSE (pp. 14-14)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.18
  19. JAPANESE WATERMELON
    JAPANESE WATERMELON (pp. 15-15)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.19
  20. ADMINISTRATION
    ADMINISTRATION (pp. 16-16)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.20
  21. THREE DAYS IN AND ALREADY IT’S COME TO THIS
    THREE DAYS IN AND ALREADY IT’S COME TO THIS (pp. 17-17)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.21
  22. FASTED AND LOOSED
    FASTED AND LOOSED (pp. 18-18)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.22
  23. TRIOLET
    TRIOLET (pp. 19-19)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.23
  24. ANNIVERSARY
    ANNIVERSARY (pp. 20-20)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.24
  25. CAPITALISM AS COMEUPPANCE
    CAPITALISM AS COMEUPPANCE (pp. 21-21)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.25
  26. ASK ANYONE, THEY’LL TELL YOU
    ASK ANYONE, THEY’LL TELL YOU (pp. 22-22)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.26
  27. REGRET
    REGRET (pp. 23-23)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.27
  28. PRAISE
    PRAISE (pp. 24-24)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.28
  29. THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE
    THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE (pp. 25-25)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.29
  30. THERE’S AN OLD MAN
    THERE’S AN OLD MAN (pp. 26-26)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.30
  31. NOT A DEMON
    NOT A DEMON (pp. 27-27)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.31
  32. AND QUARTERED
    AND QUARTERED (pp. 28-28)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.32
  33. ANNIVERSARY
    ANNIVERSARY (pp. 29-29)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.33
  34. THE THIRTY-SIX DRAMATIC SITUATIONS: 10: Abduction
    THE THIRTY-SIX DRAMATIC SITUATIONS: 10: Abduction (pp. 30-30)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.34
  35. THE THIRTY-SIX DRAMATIC SITUATIONS: 11: Daring Enterprise
    THE THIRTY-SIX DRAMATIC SITUATIONS: 11: Daring Enterprise (pp. 31-31)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.35
  36. THE THIRTY-SIX DRAMATIC SITUATIONS: 31: Imprudent Rivalry with a Deity
    THE THIRTY-SIX DRAMATIC SITUATIONS: 31: Imprudent Rivalry with a Deity (pp. 32-32)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.36
  37. THE THIRTY-SIX DRAMATIC SITUATIONS: 1–36
    THE THIRTY-SIX DRAMATIC SITUATIONS: 1–36 (pp. 33-33)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.37
  38. ON THE TAKE
    ON THE TAKE (pp. 34-34)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.38
  39. ANNIVERSARY
    ANNIVERSARY (pp. 35-35)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.39
  40. ONE ON THE HEELS OF THE OTHER
    ONE ON THE HEELS OF THE OTHER (pp. 36-36)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.40
  41. THINGS THAT STILL SCARE ME
    THINGS THAT STILL SCARE ME (pp. 37-37)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.41
  42. HE DREAMS OF THE DINER OF THE DAMNED
    HE DREAMS OF THE DINER OF THE DAMNED (pp. 38-38)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.42
  43. APOLOGY
    APOLOGY (pp. 39-39)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.43
  44. TWENTY QUESTIONS, THE ADVANCED EDITION
    TWENTY QUESTIONS, THE ADVANCED EDITION (pp. 40-40)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.44
  45. SELF-PORTRAIT
    SELF-PORTRAIT (pp. 41-41)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.45
  46. ANNIVERSARY
    ANNIVERSARY (pp. 42-42)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.46
  47. SONNET
    SONNET (pp. 43-43)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.47
  48. WHAT WE SAID THEN, THAT WASN’T NICE
    WHAT WE SAID THEN, THAT WASN’T NICE (pp. 44-44)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.48
  49. ANNIVERSARY
    ANNIVERSARY (pp. 45-45)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.49
  50. WHY POETRY? BECAUSE
    WHY POETRY? BECAUSE (pp. 46-46)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.50
  51. DEAR MORBID IN MALAYSIA
    DEAR MORBID IN MALAYSIA (pp. 47-47)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.51
  52. THREE CURSES
    THREE CURSES (pp. 48-48)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.52
  53. ANNIVERSARY
    ANNIVERSARY (pp. 49-49)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.53
  54. LAST BIT
    LAST BIT (pp. 50-50)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.54
  55. NIGHTMARE
    NIGHTMARE (pp. 51-51)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.55
  56. THE STORY YOU’RE TELLING
    THE STORY YOU’RE TELLING (pp. 52-52)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.56
  57. WE’RE A RERUN
    WE’RE A RERUN (pp. 53-53)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.57
  58. I THOUGHT THAT
    I THOUGHT THAT (pp. 54-54)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.58
  59. FAITH
    FAITH (pp. 55-55)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.59
  60. ANNIVERSARY
    ANNIVERSARY (pp. 56-56)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.60
  61. GHAZAL
    GHAZAL (pp. 57-57)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.61
  62. HAVING AT IT
    HAVING AT IT (pp. 58-58)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.62
  63. PERFECT FORECASTING, FOUND ON EBAY
    PERFECT FORECASTING, FOUND ON EBAY (pp. 59-59)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.63
  64. FINNISH RABBIT
    FINNISH RABBIT (pp. 60-60)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.64
  65. ANNIVERSARY
    ANNIVERSARY (pp. 61-61)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.65
  66. DISAPPEARING ACT
    DISAPPEARING ACT (pp. 62-62)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.66
  67. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
    ABOUT THE AUTHOR (pp. 63-63)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.67
  68. THE MAY SWENSON POETRY AWARD
    THE MAY SWENSON POETRY AWARD (pp. 64-64)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.68
  69. Back Matter
    Back Matter (pp. 65-65)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgmsf.69