This poem is an imaginative lunar tour, depicting the moon as the setting for a transgressive and hedonistic party. The poem begins with an allusion to Lucifer, who is handing out drugs to the party-goers. As such, the tone of the poem is immediately set. Loy's world is decisively urban, with references to broadway and electric signs. The poet has been credited for her imaginative use of language, where she often makes new words by combining existing ones. For example, she references the "stellectric signs," which is a mixture of the words "electric and "stellar."
This poem is also dream-like, immediately mentioning the "somnambulists," who are "draped in satirical draperies," which gives Lunar Baedeker a sense of disorientation and confusion. This is key in Loy's depiction of a corrupted, hedonistic party where the guests are intoxicated. Loy also explores the boundary between life and death, having some guests that are late because they are "posthumous."
