Interrogation Palace
Interrogation Palace: New and Selected Poems 1982-2004
DAVID WOJAHN
Series: Pitt Poetry Series
Copyright Date: 2006
Published by: University of Pittsburgh Press
https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg
Pages: 216
https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt6wrdqg
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Interrogation Palace
Book Description:

Interrogation Palaceis a career-spanning selection of work from an important American poet, drawing upon each of David Wojahn's six previous collections and a substantial gathering of new work. Moving fluently from personal history to public history, and from high culture to popular culture, Wojahn's searching and restless poetry has been considerably acclaimed, both for the candor of its testimony and the authority of its formal invention. He is above all an elegiac poet, tender and ferocious by turns, whether mourning the loss of family and loved ones or the hopes and aspirations of the baby-boomer era.Interrogation Palaceconfirms David Wojahn's status as one of the most inventive, passionate, and ambitious figures of his generation.

eISBN: 978-0-8229-7943-2
Subjects: Language & Literature
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  1. Front Matter
    Front Matter (pp. [i]-[vi])
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.1
  2. Table of Contents
    Table of Contents (pp. [vii]-[xii])
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.2
  3. I. For the Poltergeists:: New Poems
    • Board Book & the Costume of a Whooping Crane
      Board Book & the Costume of a Whooping Crane (pp. 3-5)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.3
    • Sawdust
      Sawdust (pp. 6-7)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.4
    • For the Poltergeists
      For the Poltergeists (pp. 8-10)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.5
    • Radnóti in a Trench Coat
      Radnóti in a Trench Coat (pp. 11-12)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.6
    • Theremin: Solo & Command Performance
      Theremin: Solo & Command Performance (pp. 13-15)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.7
    • Interrogation Palace
      Interrogation Palace (pp. 16-18)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.8
    • Scrabble with Matthews
      Scrabble with Matthews (pp. 19-20)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.9
    • Dithyramb and Lamentation
      Dithyramb and Lamentation (pp. 21-30)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.10
    • Homage to Blind Willie Johnson
      Homage to Blind Willie Johnson (pp. 31-34)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.11
  4. II. From Icehouse Lights, 1982
    • Distance
      Distance (pp. 37-37)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.12
    • Glaucoma
      Glaucoma (pp. 38-40)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.13
    • The Precincts of Moonlight
      The Precincts of Moonlight (pp. 41-41)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.14
    • Weldon Kees in Mexico, 1965
      Weldon Kees in Mexico, 1965 (pp. 42-43)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.15
    • Cold Glow: Icehouses
      Cold Glow: Icehouses (pp. 44-46)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.16
  5. III. From Glassworks, 1987
    • “Satin Doll”
      “Satin Doll” (pp. 49-50)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.17
    • Pentecost
      Pentecost (pp. 51-52)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.18
    • Dates, for Example
      Dates, for Example (pp. 53-56)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.19
  6. IV. From Mystery Train, 1990
    • from “Mystery Train” (A Sequence)
      from “Mystery Train” (A Sequence) (pp. 59-80)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.20
    • Posthumous Life (London: Hampstead Heath)
      Posthumous Life (London: Hampstead Heath) (pp. 81-83)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.21
    • Armageddon: Private Gabriel Calvin Wojahn, 1900–18
      Armageddon: Private Gabriel Calvin Wojahn, 1900–18 (pp. 84-85)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.22
    • The Resurrection of the Dead: Port Glasgow, 1950
      The Resurrection of the Dead: Port Glasgow, 1950 (pp. 86-88)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.23
  7. V. From Late Empire, 1994
    • Late Empire
      Late Empire (pp. 91-93)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.24
    • Homage to Ryszard Kapuściński
      Homage to Ryszard Kapuściński (pp. 94-97)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.25
    • White Lanterns
      White Lanterns (pp. 98-104)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.26
    • Photo of My Father in a Snowbound Train
      Photo of My Father in a Snowbound Train (pp. 105-105)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.27
    • Tomis
      Tomis (pp. 106-108)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.28
    • The First Six Seals
      The First Six Seals (pp. 109-112)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.29
  8. VI. From The Falling Hour, 1997
    • Rajah in Babylon
      Rajah in Babylon (pp. 115-117)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.30
    • Excavation Photo
      Excavation Photo (pp. 118-119)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.31
    • After Wittgenstein
      After Wittgenstein (pp. 120-122)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.32
    • The Shades
      The Shades (pp. 123-129)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.33
    • God of Journeys and Secret Tidings
      God of Journeys and Secret Tidings (pp. 130-130)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.34
    • Stammer
      Stammer (pp. 131-132)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.35
    • Tractate for Doctor Tourette
      Tractate for Doctor Tourette (pp. 133-134)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.36
    • Ghost Supper
      Ghost Supper (pp. 135-136)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.37
    • Dirge and Descent
      Dirge and Descent (pp. 137-138)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.38
    • Oracle
      Oracle (pp. 139-141)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.39
    • Gallery IX: A Carved Bone Ring of Cormorants
      Gallery IX: A Carved Bone Ring of Cormorants (pp. 142-143)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.40
    • Before the Words
      Before the Words (pp. 144-146)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.41
  9. VII. From Spirit Cabinet, 2002
    • The Art of Poetry
      The Art of Poetry (pp. 149-150)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.42
    • Poison, 1959
      Poison, 1959 (pp. 151-152)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.43
    • And the Unclean Spirits Went Out of the Man, and Entered into Swine
      And the Unclean Spirits Went Out of the Man, and Entered into Swine (pp. 153-153)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.44
    • Stalin’s Library Card
      Stalin’s Library Card (pp. 154-160)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.45
    • The Ravenswood
      The Ravenswood (pp. 161-163)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.46
    • After Propertius
      After Propertius (pp. 164-166)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.47
    • Days of 1994
      Days of 1994 (pp. 167-168)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.48
    • Spirit Cabinet
      Spirit Cabinet (pp. 169-170)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.49
    • from “Crayola: A Sequence”
      from “Crayola: A Sequence” (pp. 171-184)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.50
    • Can’t You Spare Me Over?
      Can’t You Spare Me Over? (pp. 185-187)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.51
    • Written on the Due Date of a Son Never Born
      Written on the Due Date of a Son Never Born (pp. 188-188)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.52
    • Triclinium: Couple Bending to a Burning Photo
      Triclinium: Couple Bending to a Burning Photo (pp. 189-192)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.53
    • Kill Born, Weed Smoke, Chk Mark, Onchola Senn
      Kill Born, Weed Smoke, Chk Mark, Onchola Senn (pp. 193-196)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.54
  10. Notes
    Notes (pp. 197-200)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.55
  11. Acknowledgements
    Acknowledgements (pp. 201-201)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrdqg.56