Kite to Russia Tickets on sale now. Gotham Beach Where's "Manta Man" when you need him? Winter Punishes Us Feelings about the insane, heaterless world south of  the Yangtze. Blues Song Ry Cooder meets Chinese society. Strange Things We're all waiting for you to read this.   Green Cats Bombs for beautiful poetry. Robot  A descriptive poem about the New China. Quiet Kitty A reduced version of the above, written in winter of 2001. Me, A Dog Reflections on the sexes, inspired by the big, black labrador Marley. Lover's Tongues A poem for scientists. Quiet Lioness A naturally selected poem written arrival in Nanjing in fall of 2000.