In this ode to the moon, poems weave together stories people have told for centuries with impressions we all might have had about this mysterious but constant celestial orb.

Full moon -- Names of the moon: a found poem -- Driving to the moon -- Hanging lamp -- A sandcastle is -- Haiku -- Incident on beggar's night -- Cow dreams -- The moon is -- Weather in a word: still -- Moon-agrams -- Moon myths -- Baloo: an Aboriginal tale -- Drummer man: a Gouro (African) tale -- A monkey tail tale: a Tibetan myth -- Why there are fireflies: a Japanese myth -- The man in the moon: a German tale -- Moon facts.