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This is a book of ghost stories, and for the most part, ghosts are
jealous monsters, intent upon our destruction. They never appear
overtly here, yet we gradually become aware of the spirits in
haunted houses in the way they tread over creaky floors, slam
doors, and issue sudden gusts of wind. These poems are
Koan-like-the fewer the words, the more charged they are. The
engine driving the sense of haunting and loss is money, which Davis
describes as "federal bone" boiling around us. Bison in Nebraska
are reduced to bones, "seven/standing men/tall" fodder for the
fertilizer used by farmers in the 1800s. There is, too, an equality
to the hauntings-every instance has its moment, and persists,
despite being in the past, present, or future. Index of Haunted
Houses is spooky and sad-a stunning debut, one that will surprise,
convince, and most of all, delight.
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