ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

American Poetry Review, Shivastan Press, XCP: CrossCultural Poetics, The Brooklyn Rail, Farfalla, McMillan & Parrish, Longhouse, Ambrose Bye and Fast Speaking Music’s “The Eye of the Falcon” and “Matching Half,” and the perspicuity and friendship of Mei-mei Berssenbrugge. Gratitude to the Bellagio Study and Conference Center and its denizens where the written manatee first had life among neuroscientists, scholars, and writers: Sam Wang, Sandra Aamodt, Kenneth Britten, Stephen Barber, Seemin Qayum, Sinclair Thomson and Bishaka Datta. And to Douglas Dunn for dancing the manatee. And always deep bows to the Buddhist elders and teachers. Sarva mangalam.