Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-188) and index
Introduction: Ending up in the decor -- April galleons: forgetting, evading, holding off -- Flow chart: drawing it out -- Hotel Lautreamont: an unpeopled place -- And the stars were shining: title search -- Can you hear, bird: order and flux -- Girls on the run: escaping the future -- Your name here: John Ashbery and you -- Conclusion: The end of the book