question: When I was in Madison , I stopped in a few times at the feminist bookstore A Room of One 's Own . They had the usual little recommendation tages out on the shelf about which staff members liked what books , but then I came across one for Mary Oliver 's " New and Selected Poems , Volume One . " The recommendation card said , " Read the poem on page 181 , then buy this book . " I read the poem on page 181.Sleeping in the Forest I thought the earthremembered me , shetook me back so tenderly , arrangingher dark skirts , her pocketsfull of lichens and seeds .
Q: Why might one frequent a bookstore of this type ?

answer: Because one is a feminist

question: Last night she said we lived without air conditioning for seven years so we can live without it now . Strange . It rained all night and all morning , now it is extremely humid . I might take a cold shower to cool myself down . Carol left this morning to visited her aged mother ( her mother is 85 years old ) .
Q: Who is Carol to the narrator ?

answer: Carol is the narrator 's wife .

question: Billy is back with a vengence today and he 's got my legs and wo n't give em back . Imagine pins and needles in ya foot when you ' ve been sitting with a leg crossed for to long . Then imagine that constantly in both legs from the feet to the knees .
Q: Why is Billy putting pain into the narrator 's lower body ?

answer:
Billy is a doctor performing chiropractic like work .