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The Unfastening
Lovers of the Lost
Letters Between Poets
My Life as a Poet
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I. The Unfastening
Section I Overview
The Button
My Mother’s Penmanship Lessons
Nursing Home Haikus
The Afterlife
When They Lay Down
I Praise My Mother…
Clem’s Stroke
The Unfastening
II. The Master of Loss
Section II Overview
The Fun of Running Back and Forth
My Brother’s Paper Route
Delight
The Human Creature
Is It Begging–This?
Russell in the Road
The Rhubarb Route
This Poem
Kay
The Master of Loss
III. The Longing to See
Section III Overview
My Stepfather’s Cars
Old Poets
Stephen Ash’s Invitation
My Mother’s Harvest Centerpiece
The Longing To See
The Poem
IV. Maintaining
Section IV Overview
Losses
Imperfection
Love
What I Remember
Getting Lost
The Revolution
Maintaining
Telephone Poles
The Birthday Party
Praise Song
Benediction
Resources
The Making of
The Unfastening
Revisions
Map of McNair’s Journey in Revision
Thinking through Revision
Revisions with Craft Questions
What’s in a Book Cover?
Audio Readings
Video Reading from the Launch
Call for Responses
Teaching Resources
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From the launch: McNair’s Reading
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