Just Saying: On Rae Armantrout’s Latest Book April 18, 2013: 1. I opened Just Saying for the first time to the second poem, “Instead.” I was immediately struck by the first section, which reads: To each his own severance package. The Inca hacked large stones into the shapes of nearby peaks. After this it jumps to a new section about the non-existence of ghosts; the third [...] by Laura Sims

Reading List: March 2013 March 28, 2013: Rae Armantrout I've just received a copy of the new Postmodern American Poetry: a Norton Anthology, edited by Paul Hoover. I've been enjoying the good selections of some of my favorite younger poets like Catherine Wagner, Katie Degetesh, Graham Foust, and Ben Lerner. I’m also reading Cathy Wagner’s Nervous Device from City Lights. And I [...] by Lindsay Garbutt

The Believer Interview with Rae Armantrout October 5, 2012: At The Believer Logger: an interview with Rae Armantrout! It's Ali Liebegott's fifth stop (we covered a coupla others here and here). They start with a very important topic: BLVR: Can you remember the first time you ever read an Emily Dickinson poem? RA: When I was a kid my mother got me an encyclopedia for children. It was called [...] by Harriet Staff

“It’s a city without charisma”: Rae Armantrout on San Diego September 10, 2012: Rae Armantrout wrote this essay for Newsweek about her home town of San Diego, which she isn't all that fond of. She writes: I might even be able to give San Diego a kind of backhanded compliment by calling its lack of charisma “mysterious.” Let’s just say it’s easy to “keep it real” here. For example, I’ve been [...] by Harriet Staff

A Short Stroll Through Rae Armantrout’s Record Collection June 1, 2012: Coldfront's always enjoyable Poets Off Poetry features Rae Armantrout reflecting on a number of her popular music loves, including Dylan, Adele, The Decemberists, Leonard Cohen and more. Here she weighs in on her favorite song, "Gimme Shelter," by The Rolling Stones: “Gimme Shelter” from Let it Bleed is definitely my favorite [...] by Harriet Staff

Poets on Politics at PSA Include Zapruder, Armantrout, & Kearney February 28, 2012: As part of a new national series called Red, White, & Blue: Poets on Politics, the Poetry Society of America "is working to recognize and understand the world of change we will all face this year, and consider the voices of poets and the place of poetry in the shifting tide." They've started with poets Matthew Zapruder, Rae Armantrout, and Douglas [...] by Harriet Staff

Watch Rae Armantrout Discuss Her Work and Poetics February 13, 2012: Watch this PBS interview with Rae Armantrout where she discusses L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry, her new book Money Shot, her battle with and recovery from cancer (which resulted in the bulk of the book Versed), and more. Happy Monday! by Harriet Staff