# Poetry — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Poetry by Mina Loy.

- [There Is No Life or Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/there-is-no-life-or-death.md): A philosophical poem that dissolves binary oppositions such as life/death, love/lust, first/last, and space/time, asserting that only activity, propensity, equality, and intensity are real. It critiques possession, rule,
- [Parturition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/parturition.md): A woman experiences the intense pain and transformative consciousness of childbirth, moving through agony, self-negation, and cosmic identification with maternity, culminating in a vision of everyday women haloed by thei
- [Italian Pictures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/italian-pictures.md): The chapter presents a series of vivid, fragmented impressions of Italian life, contrasting the sterile, death-obsessed English invalidism with the messy, passionate vitality of the local populace. It culminates in the s
- [July in Vallombrosa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/july-in-vallombrosa.md): The chapter presents a satirical and morbid meditation on invalidism in Italy, contrasting the sterile, death-obsessed existence of a British old lady and her daughter with the vitality of Italian life and nature. The po
- [The Costa San Giorgio](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/the-costa-san-giorgio.md): The chapter presents a vivid, fragmented portrait of a steep Italian street, contrasting the detached English observer with the chaotic, passionate life of the locals. It captures sensory details of poverty, decay, and d

> 92 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=poetry_17_se_884kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [Costa Magic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/costa-magic.md)
- [Three Moments in Paris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/three-moments-in-paris.md)
- [One O’Clock at Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/one-o-clock-at-night.md)
- [Café du Néant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/caf-du-n-ant.md)
- [Magasins du Louvre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/magasins-du-louvre.md)
- [Sketch of a Man on a Platform](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/sketch-of-a-man-on-a-platform.md)
- [Virgins Plus Curtains Minus Dots](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/virgins-plus-curtains-minus-dots.md)
- [To You](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/to-you.md)
- [Giovanni Franchi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/giovanni-franchi.md)
- [Babies in Hospital](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/babies-in-hospital.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [At the Door of the House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/at-the-door-of-the-house.md)
- [The Effectual Marriage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/the-effectual-marriage.md)
- [Human Cylinders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/human-cylinders.md)
- [The Black Virginity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/the-black-virginity.md)
- [Lions’ Jaws](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/lions-jaws.md)
- [Ignoramus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/ignoramus.md)
- [Songs to Joannes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/songs-to-joannes.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xv.md)
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xvi.md)
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xvii.md)
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xviii.md)
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xix.md)
- [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xx.md)
- [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xxi.md)
- [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xxii.md)
- [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xxiii.md)
- [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xxiv.md)
- [XXV Licking the Arno](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xxv.md)
- [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xxvi.md)
- [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xxvii.md)
- [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xxviii.md)
- [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xxix.md)
- [Prenatal Plagiarism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xxx.md)
- [XXXI Crucifixion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xxxi.md)
- [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xxxii.md)
- [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xxxiii.md)
- [XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xxxiv.md)
- [The Dead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/the-dead.md)
- [O Hell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/o-hell.md)
- [Mexican Desert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/mexican-desert.md)
- [Perlun](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/perlun.md)
- [Poe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/poe.md)
- [Apology of Genius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/apology-of-genius.md)
- [Brâncuși’s Golden Bird](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/br-ncu-i-s-golden-bird.md)
- [Lunar Baedeker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/lunar-baedeker.md)
- [Joyce's Ulysses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/joyce-s-ulysses.md)
- [Crab-Angel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/crab-angel.md)
- [Der Blinde Junge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/der-blinde-junge.md)
- [The Starry Sky of Wyndham Lewis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/the-starry-sky-of-wyndham-lewis.md)
- [Anglo-Mongrels and the Rose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/anglo-mongrels-and-the-rose.md)
- [Exodus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/exodus.md)
- [English Rose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/english-rose.md)
- [Mongrel Rose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/mongrel-rose.md)
- [Ada Gives Birth to Ova](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/ada-gives-birth-to-ova.md)
- [Enter Esau Penfold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/enter-esau-penfold.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [Ova Begins to Take Notice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/ova-begins-to-take-notice.md)
- [Opposed Aesthetics](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/opposed-aesthetics.md)
- [Marriage Boxes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/marriage-boxes.md)
- [Psychic Larva](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/psychic-larva.md)
- [Christ's Regrettable Reticence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/christ-s-regrettable-reticence.md)
- [Enter Colossus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/enter-colossus.md)
- [Ova. Among. The. Neighbours.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/ova-among-the-neighbours.md)
- [Ova Has Governesses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/ova-has-governesses.md)
- [Jews and Ragamuffins of Kilburn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/jews-and-ragamuffins-of-kilburn.md)
- [The Surprise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/the-surprise.md)
- [Illumination](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/illumination.md)
- [Contraction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/contraction.md)
- [The Gift](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/the-gift.md)
- [Ova Accepts the Popular Estimate of Humanity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/ova-accepts-the-popular-estimate-of-humanity.md)
- [Religious Instruction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/religious-instruction.md)
- [The Social Status of Exodus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/the-social-status-of-exodus.md)
- [Gertrude Stein](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/gertrude-stein.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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