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 Rae Armantrout’s most recent book is Next Life (Wesleyan University Press, 2007). Her poems have appeared in many anthologies, including The Oxford Book of American Poetry (Oxford University Press, 2006) and The Best American Poetry of 2007 (Scribner). She teaches writing at UC San Diego. Email a friend >> Printable version >> |
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I held the framework
of my life in mind
with some precision.
I knew when I was
where — or where I was
when — but not many
incidents of my past had
actually been preserved.
Instead the frame served
as a cargo cult runway,
forever inviting
the future to appear.
I existed finally
as the idea
of temporal extension.
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The creeper
lineates
the wall.
Flowers as punctuation?
Can you elaborate
on the passage?
Double meaning,
superposition:
hair standing on end
makes a creature appear
larger, more ferocious. |
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