Table of Contents for
By Word of Mouth: The Poetry of Dennis Cooley, selected with an introduction by Nicole Markotić
Foreword | Neil Besner
Biographical Note
Introduction: By Word of Mouth: An Introduction to Dennis Cooley’s Poetry | Nicole Markotić
A Poem for You, Leaving Winnipeg
anaeurysm
“& we are skinbags of heated water dreaming”
in his tangerine skin
the love song of j l krafchenko or the trans canada in (trance crypt
Sonya Orlowsky
Paul sd
Exorcism
I think “ego”; ergo I am
labiarinth
anatomy of love
prairie romance
behind the door
moon musings
holy cow
inner ear
my eye
melodious rhyme
he replies to his critics
breathless
“In Germany cooley is a migrant labourer”
“Wished we had the camera for David”
winnipeg in winter
a series of shocking pre-positions
“mother tongue”
“this on remembrance weekend”
“bodies are”
jack’s dictionary of cunning linguists
blood brothers
red men ace
echolalia
the red /emption of blood
“& not that he’s wrong”
“& a crate of apples could i suppose”
“& listening to night sticky with sweat”
after words | Dennis Cooley
Selected Cooley Poems: Sources