Winner of the SFSU Poetry Center Book Award (2010)

Introduction: Fair Realist - Peter GizziTimelineWorks by Barbara GuestNotes and Acknowledgments THE LOCATION OF THINGSThe Location of ThingsPiazzasAll Grey-Haired My SistersWindy AfternoonRussians at the BeachThe Hero Leaves His ShipLes RéalitésIn the Middle of the EaselOn the Way to Dumbarton OaksCape CanaveralSunday EveningParachutes, My Love, Could Carry Us HigherThe CrisisUpside DownSeeing You OffSafe FlightsSadnessJaffa JuceIn DockPeople in WartimeLandingHistoryOriental MovieThe CrisisWest Sixty-Fourth StreetThe Time of DayHeroic StagesIn America, the SeasonsBelgraviaIn the AlpsThe Past of a PoemARCHAICSAtalanta in Arcadia"From Eyes Blue and Cold"Dido to AeneasGreen AwningsPalm TreesIn the Campagna"Who will accept our offering at this end of autumn?"THE OPEN SKIES (1962)The Voice TreeLights of My EyesSnow AngelSanta Fe TrailNocturneThe First of MayDardanellaThe Brown StudioAll Elegies are Black and WhiteThe Open SkiesHurricaneHis JungleTimor Mortis, FloridaSandWaveGeographyTHE BLUE STAIRS (1968)The Blue StairsTurkey VillasWalking BuddhaColonial HoursSaving TallowThe Return of the MusesA ReasonDirectionBarrelsEast of OmskParade's EndClouds Near the WindmillFan PoemsA Way of BeingFour Moroccan StudiesA Handbook of SurfingI CHING (1969)I ChingMOSCOW MANSIONS (1973)Red LiliesIllyriaEgyptNebraskaOn Mt. SnowdonRosyEnsconcementsEven OvidThe InterruptionsMoscow Mansions 1Moscow Mansions 2Knight of the SwanCarmenMuseumByron's SignatoriesThe PoetessLosing PeopleThe Poem Lying DownSassafrasCircassiansAnother JulyDrawing a BlankStupidPhysical PainRosesLights of My EyesPassageHohenzollernThe StragglersOlivetti odeOn the verge of the pathGravelBicyclingShifting the IrisGreen RevolutionsPoemEveningThe Old Silk RoadNowTHE COUNTESS FROM MINNEAPOLIS (1976)123: 50 Floors4: Thinking of you Prokofief5: River Road Studio6: Portrait of Mary Rood7: Eating Lake Superior Cisco Smoked Fish8: Musings on the Mississippi9: Legends101112: Prairie Houses131415: At the Guthrie Theatre1617: Persians in Minneapolis18:19: (Scop - A Poet) Widsith20212223242526272829303132333435: Crocus Hill3637: Activities3839: June404142: AmaryllisTHE TÜRLER LOSSES (1979)BIOGRAPHY (1980)OneTwoThreeFourFiveSixSevenEightNineQUILTS (1980)QuiltsMUSICALITY (1988)Originally with drawings by June FelterFAIR REALISM (1989)Wild Gardens Overlooked by Night LightsLa Noche Entra en CalorThe View from Kandinsky's WindowThe ThreadIlexSpring VineDora MaarAn Emphasis Falls on RealityValuable MörikeThe Rose Marble TableShuffling LightThe Screen of DistanceHeavy VioletsThe Farewell Stairway (after Balla)WordsTwilight Polka DotsThe NudeWestern AdditivesIn Medieval HollowBleatRopes Sway/Country CousinsSavannahsThe Cradle of CultureLawn BumpsTesseraDEFENSIVE RAPTURE (1993)PaulowniaDoveExpectationGeese BloodFleet of WhiteAtmospheresThe Surface as ObjectII.Defensive RaptureBeautiful/EvilBorrowed Mirror, Filmic RiseRestlessnessChalkIII.BorderlandsDissonance Royal TravellerThe Advance of the GrizzlyThe Glass MountainOtrantoWinter HorsesIV.The AltosSTRIPPED TALES (1995) WITH ARTIST ANNE DUNNstructured / immediacy/ lottery can guessthe moment / a noun / settles into space/ germination beginsundermining /opposing ides // which-awayphilosophy / in Norwaymoody / adjectivalnessneed / to identifyodd / paginationproperty / mix-up/ selfdoma venetian / pallorice / buttonshistory / ambushedklebnikov lootage /useful / techniquesloose grams / of nutmegtypestry /ghost / aboardthe French woman / beckonedmoment / of ingenuityantiquity /what we say /empathetic / chimeslaw / of the etherBergson's Law /magicked /the position / anarchicalphoto / mirageQUILL, SOLITARY APPARITION (1996)Finally, to the Italian GirlGarmentFell, DarklyPallorLeaving ModernityCold and its DemeanourQuill, Solitary ApparitionIF SO, TELL ME (1999)Valorous VineStorytellingOutside of This, That IsIn Slow MotionDoublenessDora FilmsLilyThe poetry MeterThe LullRusset FlameUnusual FiguresIf So, Tell meThe LuminousStringsDeceptionAthletic WritingFaery LandThe Paris LecturesThe Green FlyConfession of My ImagesEffervescenceThe StrumMusic HistorySidewaysTHE CONFETTI TREES (1999)OverboardThe TearThe CoughTrousers for ExtrasNostalgiaThe Guerilla ReportersConfuciousColorNunsCorelliThe Vanished Library"Lonely Mess"LubitschNoisePreparedness"Moments Before..."The Dream Motion Picture; A Proposal for AnimationNemesiaThe AromasFalling in LoveDetailsThe Confetti TreesRomanceNo WordsScreening Room NotesThe Minus OnesScenario-isteCelluloidArs, LongaMetropolisEnchantmentSimultaneityThe Spell of BeautyThe Utmost UnrealityDisappearanceROCKS ON A PLATTER (1999)"Ideas. As they find themselves...""And the words linger, deciding which direction to take...""Intimacy of tone...""Without shyness or formality..."SYMBIOSIS (2000)SymbiosisOriginally appeared with artwork by Laurie ReidMINATURES AND OTHER POEMS (2002)MiniaturesShabby BootBird of ArtSpirit TreeTurretNegative PossibilityCamisoleTiny Foreign TearsTranscriptionLost SpeechFirst PrintsYesterdayPilgrimageFinnish OperaPhotographsPetticoatBlueArthurAutobiographyNoisetoneFourteenth of JulyChekhovaniaCoalColonial HoursSound and StructureMusicianshipPathosBlurred EdgeDURER IN THE WINDOW, REFLEXIONS ON ART (2003)PoetryLunch at Helen Frankenthaler'sOn a Painting by Hayden StubbingHomageTHE RED GAZE (2005)1NostalgiaAn Afternoon in JeopardyImagined RoomLonelinessA Different HoneyA Short NarrativeFreedomAlterationA Burst of LeavesThe Next FloorRoman StripesThe TricksterThe Hungry KnightThe PastModernismGreen NumbersStair of Our YouthA Noise of ReturnFreed ColorThe Gold TapMinimal SoundThe Brown Vest2The Red GazeA Dawn WalkNo Longer StrangersHans HofmannVignettesEchoesInstructionsCompositionSuppositionLAST POEMSIn the HotelConstable's Method Brightening Near the BridgeBeginning of Rain NotesShelley in the Navy-Colored ChairStorytellingElfHotel Comfort