Introduction: that which is always beginning Bart Eeckhout and Gül Bilge Han; Part I. Emerging Concepts in Stevens Criticism: 1. Imperialism and colonialism Lisa Siraganian; 2. The politics of utopia Douglas Mao; 3. Community and audience Christopher Spaide; 4. Secularism Matthew Mutter; 5. Transnationalism Gül Bilge Han; Part II. Recent Critical Methods Applied to Stevens: 6. World literature Lee M. Jenkins; 7. Ecological poetics Cary Wolfe; 8. Urban studies Julia E. Daniel; 9. Queer studies Bart Eeckhout; 10. Intersectional studies Lisa M. Steinman; 11. Cognitive literary studies G. Gabrielle Starr; Part III. Revisionary Readings of Stevens: 12. Poetic responses Andrew Epstein; 13. Poetic fiction Lisa Goldfarb; 14. Poetic thinking Charles Altieri; 15. Constructive disorderings Tom Eyers; 16. Manner and manners Zachary Finch; 17. Lyrical ethics Johanna Skibsrud.