by Kyle Dargan
“O, Ghost”: Title comes from the closing of Terrance Hayes’s poem “Shakur” published in the collection Lighthead (New York: Penguin, 2010).
“States May Sing Their Songs of Praise”: Title comes from the first line of the Mississippi state song.
“We / Die Soon”: Title comes from the closing of Gwendolyn Brooks’s poem “We Real Cool” published in The Bean Easters (New York: Harpers, 1960).
“Beastheart”: Epigraph taken from “What About Me,” the lead track on Richie Havens’s album The Great Blind Degree (Stormy Forest, 1971).
“Dirge in April”: Epigraph taken from the song “Forget” on Lianne La Havas’s album Is Your Love Big Enough? (Warner Bros., 2012).
Conversations with Sleep: Epigraph taken from the character Rorschach as spoken in Watchmen, no. 2, written by Alan Moore and originally published by DC Comics, October 1986.
The Mediocrity Principle: Epigraph taken from the character Dr. Manhattan as spoken in Watchmen, no. 4, written by Alan Moore and originally published by DC Comics, December 1986.
“Dear Religion”: Epigraph taken from Li-Young Lee’s poem “Always a Rose,” published in the collection Rose (Rochester, N.Y.: BOA Editions, 1993).
“Pale Blue Dot”: Epigraph taken from “We’re Far Enough from Heaven” on Deep Cotton’s 2013 fixtape Runaway Radio (Wondaland, 2013).
