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Margaret Atwood
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  1. Contents
  2. From THE CIRCLE GAME (1966)
  3. This is a photograph of me
  4. After the flood, we
  5. The city planners
  6. Eventual Proteus
  7. The circle game
  8. i
  9. ii
  10. iii
  11. iv
  12. v
  13. vi
  14. vii
  15. Migration: C.P.R.
  16. i
  17. ii
  18. iii
  19. Journey to the interior
  20. Some objects of wood and stone
  21. i Totems
  22. ii Pebbles
  23. iii Carved Animals
  24. Pre-amphibian
  25. Against still life
  26. A place: fragments
  27. i
  28. ii
  29. iii
  30. iv
  31. v
  32. vi
  33. vii
  34. The explorers
  35. The settlers
  36. From THE ANIMALS IN THAT COUNTRY (1968)
  37. The animals in that country
  38. A foundling
  39. The landlady
  40. A fortification
  41. At the tourist centre in Boston
  42. Elegy for the giant tortoises
  43. Roominghouse, winter
  44. It is dangerous to read newspapers
  45. Progressive insanities of a pioneer
  46. i
  47. ii
  48. iii
  49. iv
  50. v
  51. vi
  52. vii
  53. Speeches for Dr Frankenstein
  54. i
  55. ii
  56. iii
  57. iv
  58. v
  59. vi
  60. vii
  61. ix
  62. x
  63. Backdrop addresses cowboy
  64. I was reading a scientific article
  65. More and more
  66. A voice
  67. The reincarnation of Captain Cook
  68. Axiom
  69. THE JOURNALS OF SUSANNA MOODIE (1970)
  70. JOURNAL I 1832–1840
  71. Disembarking at Quebec
  72. Further arrivals
  73. First neighbours
  74. The planters
  75. The wereman
  76. Paths and thingscape
  77. The two fires
  78. Looking in a mirror
  79. Departure from the bush
  80. JOURNAL II 1840–1871
  81. Death of a young son by drowning
  82. The immigrants
  83. Dream 1: the bush garden
  84. 1837 war in retrospect
  85. Dream 2: Brian the still-hunter
  86. Charivari
  87. Dream 3: night bear which frightened cattle
  88. The deaths of the other children
  89. The double voice
  90. JOURNAL III 1871–1969
  91. Later in Belleville: career
  92. Daguerreotype taken in old age
  93. Wish: metamorphosis to heraldic emblem
  94. Visit to Toronto, with companions
  95. Solipsism while dying
  96. Thoughts from underground
  97. Alternate thoughts from underground
  98. Resurrection
  99. A bus along St Clair: December
  100. From PROCEDURES FOR UNDERGROUND (1970)
  101. Game after supper
  102. Girl and horse, 1928
  103. The small cabin
  104. Midwinter, presolstice
  105. Procedures for underground
  106. Dreams of the animals
  107. Cyclops
  108. Three desk objects
  109. Projected slide of an unknown soldier
  110. Comic books vs. history (1949, 1969)
  111. Highest altitude
  112. A morning
  113. A soul, geologically
  114. Habitation
  115. Woman skating
  116. Younger sister, going swimming
  117. Fishing for eel totems
  118. Buffalo in compound: Alberta
  119. Carrying food home in winter
  120. From POWER POLITICS (1971)
  121. She considers evading him
  122. They eat out
  123. Their attitudes differ
  124. i
  125. ii
  126. iii
  127. i
  128. ii
  129. iii
  130. iv
  131. They are hostile nations
  132. i
  133. ii
  134. iii
  135. Hesitations outside the door
  136. i
  137. ii
  138. iii
  139. iv
  140. vi
  141. vii
  142. From YOU ARE HAPPY (1974)
  143. Newsreel: man and firing squad
  144. i
  145. ii
  146. iii
  147. November
  148. i
  149. ii
  150. Digging
  151. Tricks with mirrors
  152. i
  153. ii
  154. iii
  155. iv
  156. v
  157. You are happy
  158. SONGS OF THE TRANSFORMED
  159. Pig son
  160. Bull song
  161. Rat song
  162. Crow song
  163. Song of the worms
  164. Owl song
  165. Siren song
  166. Song of the fox
  167. Song of the hen’s head
  168. Corpse song
  169. CIRCE/MUD POEMS
  170. Is/not
  171. i
  172. ii
  173. Eating fire
  174. i
  175. ii
  176. iii
  177. Four auguries
  178. i
  179. ii
  180. iii
  181. iv
  182. Head against white
  183. i
  184. ii
  185. iii
  186. iv
  187. v
  188. There is only one of everything
  189. Late August
  190. Book of ancestors
  191. i
  192. ii
  193. iii
  194. About the Author
  195. Connect with HMH on Social Media
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Contents

Title Page

Contents

Copyright

From THE CIRCLE GAME (1966)

This is a photograph of me

After the flood, we

The city planners

Eventual Proteus

The circle game

Migration: C.P.R.

Journey to the interior

Some objects of wood and stone

Pre-amphibian

Against still life

A place: fragments

The explorers

The settlers

From THE ANIMALS IN THAT COUNTRY (1968)

The animals in that country

A foundling

The landlady

A fortification

At the tourist centre in Boston

Elegy for the giant tortoises

Roominghouse, winter

It is dangerous to read newspapers

Progressive insanities of a pioneer

Speeches for Dr Frankenstein

Backdrop addresses cowboy

I was reading a scientific article

More and more

A voice

The reincarnation of Captain Cook

Axiom

THE JOURNALS OF SUSANNA MOODIE (1970)

JOURNAL I 1832–1840

Disembarking at Quebec

Further arrivals

First neighbours

The planters

The wereman

Paths and thingscape

The two fires

Looking in a mirror

Departure from the bush

JOURNAL II 1840–1871

Death of a young son by drowning

The immigrants

Dream 1: the bush garden

1837 war in retrospect

Dream 2: Brian the still-hunter

Charivari

Dream 3: night bear which frightened cattle

The deaths of the other children

The double voice

JOURNAL III 1871–1969

Later in Belleville: career

Daguerreotype taken in old age

Wish: metamorphosis to heraldic emblem

Visit to Toronto, with companions

Solipsism while dying

Thoughts from underground

Alternate thoughts from underground

Resurrection

A bus along St Clair: December

From PROCEDURES FOR UNDERGROUND (1970)

Game after supper

Girl and horse, 1928

The small cabin

Midwinter, presolstice

Procedures for underground

Dreams of the animals

Cyclops

Three desk objects

Projected slide of an unknown soldier

Comic books vs. history (1949, 1969)

Highest altitude

A morning

A soul, geologically

Habitation

Woman skating

Younger sister, going swimming

Fishing for eel totems

Buffalo in compound: Alberta

Carrying food home in winter

From POWER POLITICS (1971)

You take my hand

She considers evading him

They eat out

After the agony

My beautiful wooden leader

You want to go back

Their attitudes differ

After all

Yes at first

We are hard

At first I was given

You refuse to own

We hear nothing

You did it

This is a mistake

Beyond truth

They are hostile nations

Spring again

I am sitting

I see you

What is it

You are the sun

Hesitations outside the door

Lying here

I look up

I can’t tell you

They were all inaccurate

From YOU ARE HAPPY (1974)

Newsreel: man and firing squad

November

Digging

Tricks with mirrors

You are happy

SONGS OF THE TRANSFORMED

Pig son

Bull song

Rat song

Crow song

Song of the worms

Owl song

Siren song

Song of the fox

Song of the hen’s head

Corpse song

CIRCE/MUD POEMS

Is/not

Eating fire

Four auguries

Head against white

There is only one of everything

Late August

Book of ancestors

About the Author

Connect with HMH

Copyright © 1976 by Margaret Atwood

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