4. Ten thousand fathers: Thrash. Volcano ; The father and son road show ; War stories ; In the matter of human v. bee ; Inappropriate ; Vilify -- 2. Tuxedo with eagle feathers: Dangerous astronomy ; Wheat ; Face ; The blood sonnets ; The sum of his parts ; Wrist ; The seven deadly sins of marriage ; "The soul selects her own society" ; The fight or flight response ; Scarlet ; Song son blue ; The gathering storm ; Gentrification ; A comic interlude ; Comedy is a funny way of being serious ; In the mood ; Heroes ; Tuxedo with eagle feathers ; Chicken ; Grief calls us to the things of this world -- 3. Size matters: The oral tradition ; Nudity clause ; Naked and damp, with a towel around my head I noticed movement on the basement carpet ; Mystery train ; Bird-organ ; How to create an agnostic ; Psalm 101 ; Crow boom ; Small ceremonies ; A-gatewards ; On the second anniversary of my father's death ; Size matters -- 4. Ten thousand fathers: Unauthorized ; When asked what I think about Indian Reservations, I remember a deer story ; Independence Day ; Cryptozoology ; Missed connections ; March madness ; Reading light ; Ten thousand fathers ; Thrash.
Summary:
From the Publisher: In this first full collection in nine years, Alexie's poems and prose show his celebrated passion and wit while also exploring new directions. Novelist, storyteller and performer, he won the National Book Award for his YA novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. His work has been praised throughout the world, but the bedrock remains what The New York Times Book Review said of his very first book: "Mr. Alexie's is one of the major lyric voices of our time."
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