Calling a Wolf a Wolf. Kaveh Akbar

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      © 2017 by Kaveh Akbar

      All rights reserved

      Printed in the United States

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      Alice James Books are published by Alice James Poetry Cooperative, Inc., an affiliate of the University of Maine at Farmington.

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Akbar, Kaveh. author.

      Title: Calling a wolf a wolf / Kaveh Akbar.

      Description: Farmington, Maine : Alice James Books, 2017.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2017015979 (print) | LCCN 2017028090 (ebook) | ISBN 9781938584725 (eBook) | ISBN 9781938584671 (paperback)

      Subjects: LCSH: Alcoholism--Poetry. | Alcoholics--Rehabilitation--Poetry. | Poetry. | BISAC: POETRY / American / General. | POETRY / Middle Eastern. | POETRY / Inspirational & Religious.

      Classification: LCC PS3601.A43 (ebook) | LCC PS3601.A43 .A6 2017 (print) | DDC 811/.6--dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017015979

      Alice James Books gratefully acknowledges support from individual donors, private foundations, the University of Maine at Farmington, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Amazon Literary Partnership.

      Cover art: “Il Digiuno” by Nicola Samori / 2014 / Oil on copper / 100 x 100 cm / Courtesy Galerie EIGEN + ART

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       CONTENTS

        Title Page

        Copyright

        Acknowledgments

        Dedication

        Note to the Reader

        SOOT

       I. Terminal

      1  WILD PEAR TREE

      2  DO YOU SPEAK PERSIAN?

      3  YEKI BOOD YEKI NABOOD

      4  PORTRAIT OF THE ALCOHOLIC WITH HOME INVADER AND HOUSEFLY

      5  RECOVERY

      6  DRINKAWARE SELF-REPORT

      7  CALLING A WOLF A WOLF (INPATIENT)

      8  STOP ME IF YOU’VE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE

      9  PORTRAIT OF THE ALCOHOLIC WITH WITHDRAWAL

      10  SOME BOYS AREN’T BORN THEY BUBBLE

      11  HERITAGE

      12  MILK

      13  PORTRAIT OF THE ALCOHOLIC WITH DOUBT AND KINGFISHER

      14  DESUNT NONNULLA

      15  LEARNING TO PRAY

      16  PORTRAIT OF THE ALCOHOLIC THREE WEEKS SOBER

      17  SUPPLICATION WITH RABBIT SKULL AND BOUQUET

      18  EXCITING THE CANVAS

      19  A BOY STEPS INTO THE WATER

      20  WAKE ME UP WHEN IT’S MY BIRTHDAY

       II. Hunger

      1  WHAT SEEMS LIKE JOY

      2  BEST SHADOWS

      3  PORTRAIT OF THE ALCOHOLIC WITH MOTHS AND RIVER

      4  RIMROCK

      5  PRAYER

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