To decide whether the chapbook is "ready" or not, I read through every poem in the manuscript and for each I assigned a value of "yes", "no", or "maybe". Here are the results. I would like to replace the pieces marked "no" with others that are more similar to the pieces marked "yes".
yes (5)
Beautiful Mannequins 09
Ghost City 14
The New World 18
Walls 27
The President Wears a Necktie 34
maybe (2)
A Portrait in the Theoretical Sense 33
Railing Against the Kaleidoscope... 05
no (11)
An Acquired Taste 01
Housekeeping! 02
Listening for Rhythm 06
Looking Through 10
Maple Tree in an Ancient Garden 13
Love Song in War Time 17
Out of Range 21
Morning and Night 23
A Place in the Shade 24
Pedestrian 28
Reflection 36