Revision links for all poems in the book’s text labeled “Earlier Version with Craft Question.”
The poems of this group were early creations, completed well before Wesley McNair began his series of book manuscripts, though he may have tweaked them once they were included in the book. All of the poems are introduced by a question about their craft.
“The Afterlife”
– from section 1, The Unfastening
“The Unfastening”
– from section 1, The Unfastening
“My Brother’s Paper Route”
– from section 2, The Master of Loss
“The Human Creature”
– from section 2, The Master of Loss
“Getting Lost”
– from section 4, Maintaining
“The Revolution”
– from section 4, Maintaining
“Telephone Poles”
– from section 4, Maintaining