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This Place You Thought You Knew  \nPoet in Fog……………………………………………………………………………………………  \nOut of Focus…………………………………………………………………………………………2  \nEphemeral Pond…………………………………………………………………………………………3  \nAt the Consignment Shop……………………………………………………………………4  \nMy Grandmother's Secretary…………………………………………………………………5  \nFriday Mornings at the Beauty Parlor……………………………………………………6  \nAncient…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8  \nFalling………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9  \nWordfal………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………10  \nFirst Warbler of Spring……………………………………………………………………………12  \nSmall Deaths………………………………………………………………………………………………………………13  \nBird at Work……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………14  \nMagpies on Guard……………………………………………………………………………………15  \nWaiting for the Roadrunner…………………………………………………………………16  \nCrow Quandary…………………………………………………………………………………………17  \nCrane Fugu. …………………………………………………………………………………………………18  \nThe Right Word…………………………………………………………………………………………20  \nWest of Ramona……………………………………………………………………………………………………………21  \nSunday Afternoon……………………………………………………………………………………2  \nII. Off the Map  \nMigration. …………………………………………………………………………………………………27  \nWhat's Left Behind……………………………………………………………………………………………………28  \nFootholds…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………29  \nHernandez,1991……………………………………………………………………………………………………30  \nA Sidelong Look…………………………………………………………………………………………31  \nNovember Nests……………………………………………………………………………………………………32  \nA History of You………………………………………………………………………………………34  \nCatching the School Bus…………………………………………………………………36  \nOn the Day That You Lef…………………………………………………………………………37  \nUncommon Ground………………………………………………………………………………………38  \nOn the First Day of the New Admin","cbCaiuya2Z5GS815","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuya2Z5GS815","pdf",2111390,88,"English","# I. This Place You Thought You Knew\n## Poet in Fog\n## Ephemeral Pond\n## At the Consignment Shop\n## My Grandmother's Secretary\n## Friday Mornings at the Beauty Parlor\n## Ancient\n## Falling\n## Wordfal\n## First Warbler of Spring\n## Small Deaths\n## Bird at Work\n## Magpies on Guard\n## Waiting for the Roadrunner\n## Crane Fugu.\n## The Right Word\n## West of Ramona\n## Sunday Afternoon\n# II. Off the Map\n## Migration.\n## What's Left Behind\n## Footholds\n## Hernandez,1991\n## A Sidelong Look\n## November Nests\n## A History of You\n## Catching the School Bus\n## On the Day That You Lef\n## Uncommon Ground\n## On the First Day of the New Administration\n## In the Night\n## On a Ragged Point\n## Harlequin\n## Family Shooting\n## Misbehaving Metaphor.\n## What Emily Might Have Said About Poetic Voic\n## Stacking the Bookpile\n## A Road Map of My Brain at Sixty-Six\n# II. A Brief Passage\n## Murmuration\n## Hailstorm\n## Flocked\n## That House on Berry Avenue\n## Cancer Pavilion\n## Looking Up\n## Unraveling\n## Intermission\n## Snowy Egre\n## Leafbirds\n## Three Moon\n## Owl Due\n## Adrif\n## Uninhabited Planet\n## Dancing with Cranes","[{\"question\":\"What is Before It All Vanishes?\",\"answer\":\"Before It All Vanishes is a poetry collection by Lois Levinson, published by Finishing Line Press.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the book organized?\",\"answer\":\"The table of contents divides the poems into major sections, including “I. This Place You Thought You Knew,” “II. Off the Map,” and “II. A Brief Passage.”\"},{\"question\":\"Who is credited in the acknowledgments?\",\"answer\":\"The acknowledgments thank editors of Finishing Line Press and multiple journals and collaborators, including John Brehm, Chris Ransick, Elizabeth Robinson, and family members Mark and Daniel Levinson.\"}]","Before It All Vanishes - Poems | PDF",1790670178,136]