discussing various artists’ work; the influence of Montale’s poetry on the author; criticizing critical writing about art. Jamelie Hassan, Mona Hatoum, Lani Maestro, Barbara Lounder, Eugenio Montale, Christine Davis, Jane Gallop, Philip Monk, Nicole Brossard, Simon Watney, Arthur Kroker, Marc de Guerre, Rob Flack, Regan Morris, Laiwan, Mary Scott, Velasquez, Morandi