good company

He scanned the litmag’s contents page to make certain he was in good company, and then closed the litmag and filed it away for his archives.

laid out in there

Old anthology with a charnel house for a contents page.

known by heart

Without glancing at the contents page or index he cracked open the book at the very poem he wanted to read again.

accidental poem

The titles on the contents page formed a poem that could be read with interest.

title bias

Flipping to the contents page, perusing the titles, how many wonderful poems have I passed over only because they’re saddled with inert or homely titles?