Rae Armantrout, part of the first generation of Language poets, has published more than two dozen books, including Wobble, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and Versed, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2010. She is professor emerita at UC San Diego, where she has taught writing for almost twenty years.
Just So Bird shadows crossthe pear tree, slashingup or down,as it slowly leafs out—events!The children like to talkabout what isor isn’t likelyto happen.“Some people dye their hairbut not many,” one saysas she colorsthe dog’s bobgreen.The effortto be definiteis cute, I think:the arch in the middleof her top lipjust so About
VOLUME 3: ISSUE 1
SUMMER 2024
