life index

A poem that was the index to your existence.

all in the index

He bragged he could write the whole book by simply perusing its index.

cosmic index

Just reading the book’s index delighted me with its far-flung references.

two thirds done

I thought I wasn’t very far along reading the academic book, then I realized the last third of the book was notes, bibliography and index.

all the right words

The index of that book seemed like a word list for a great poem.

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.

unexpected delight

When reading a book in a field far removed from poetry, I often begin by flipping to the index to see if there are any references to the word ‘poet’ or ‘poetry’. Sometimes I’m pleasantly surprised.