Collected prose also features true, armantrout s illuminating autobiography, which details her early years in san diego and berkeley. Better than starbucks the interview rae armantrout. Born in vallejo, california, armantrout earned her ba at the university of california, berkeleywhere she studied with denise levertov and she earned her ma at san francisco state university. She is also a professor of writing and literature at the university of california, san diego, which is where she.
Born in vallejo, california, armantrout earned her ba at the university of california, berkeleywhere she studied with denise levertovand she earned her ma at san francisco state university. Reviewing rae armantrouts work after her last book, versed 2009, won the pulitzer prize and the national book critics circle award is a decidedly different affair than it might have been, say, four or five years ago. Armantrout was born in vallejo, california but grew up in san diego. The barista the one who has scrawled ray on her cups for years gave the. Rae armantrout is the winner of the pulitzer prize for poetry for her volume, versed. The poems in the first section, versed, play with vice and versa, the. Rae armantrout was born in vallejo, california, in 1947, and raised in san diego. Winner of the pulitzer prize and national book critics circle award for her 2009 collection versed, armantrout is the poet for the twitterified 21 st century and conflation allows its listener to lapse and bathe in her voices nuanced measure. The world largely exists in the interstices and rae armantrouts poetry makes that clear. On the latest poetry podcast, rae armantrout reads from susan wheelers poem the split, in which the speaker bids farewell to a group of deceased acquaintances. Rae armantrout new and selected poetry from pulitzer prizewinning author rae armantrout. The very separation between i and mea separation which is. Even be it built of boards planed by hand and joined without nails, yet may a barn burn rae armantrout uses the language of commerce and the language of conflict to talk about the mindbody relation in soft money and outages. Winner of the pulitzer prize for poetry 2010winner of the national book critics circle award 2009 rae armantrout has always organized her collections of poetry as though they were works in themselves.
Collected prose also features true, armantrouts illuminating autobiography, which details her early years in san diego and berkeley. Her most recent collections include versed 2009, which won the 2010 pulitzer prize in poetry and a 2009 national book critics circle award, and was a finalist. The work of rae armantrout is informed by the poetry she admired early in her life, when the conventions of poetry were being questioned, changed and recreated. The best american poetry 2007, a volume in the best american poetry series, was edited by poet heather mchugh, guest editor, who made the final selections, and david lehman, the general editor for the series. April, 2020 birthday, books, quotes, reading, writing rae armantrout on writing, poems, language, and more. What if i were turned on by seemingly innocent words such as scumble pinky. Scumble by rae armantrout poems academy of american poets. Like her predecessors, the tradition that she studied, and still studies to this day, enabled her to find her own voice as an artist. The poems in the first section, versed, play with vice and versa, the perversity of human consciousness. Born in vallejo, california, armantrout earned her ba at the university of california. A rae armantrout poem is a space where no word is safe from speculation. Three lines from donald revells poem homage to john frederick peto. Lets enjoy the poem scumble written by poet rae armantrout on rhymings. Dec 01, 2016 rae armantrout rae armantrout is a professor of writing and literature at the university of california, san diego, and the author of several books of poetry, most recently money shot 2011 and.
The world largely exists in the interstices and rae armantrouts poetry. Dont let the frighteningly intellectualsounding genre of language poetry scare you offarmantrouts poems are funny, surprising and precise. Ucsd professor and poet rae armantrout nominated for. What if i were turned on by seemingly innocent words such as. Armantrout is the author of 10 books of poetry and winner of numerous other awards. Scumble asks about the psychology of this phenomenon. As she elucidates on scumble, the 15th poem on side a of conflation. Rae armantrout has always organized her collections of poetry as though they were works in themselves. One of the favorite subjects of pulitzer prizewinning poet rae armantrout professor emerita, ucsd is physicsfrom the big ideas of cosmology to the infinitesimally small wonders of the quantum world. The poems in the first section, versed, play with vice and versa, the perversity of. Scumble, in which the poet wonders if certain words could have the power to turn someone on. Pulitzer poet revels in words, and life the san diego. Armantrouts poems are included in many anthologies, including the arcadia project 2012 and postmodern american poetry 20. In fact, some of her poems, such as scumble, truly benefit from the aural medium.
You have become noticeably more prolific over the past fifteen years or so forgive the stats. Like her poetry, armantrouts prose is marked by concision, a refreshing absence of jargon, and a quizzical mind that never rests easy. Apr 19, 2010 rae armantrout is the winner of the pulitzer prize for poetry for her volume, versed. Pulitzer poet revels in words, and life the san diego union. Armantrouts 2010 pulitzer for versed moved her from avantgarde paragon to a much more widelyand no less deeplyadmired station. I primarily read fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, and nonfi. Rae armantrout born april 1947 is an american poet generally associated with the language poets. Publication rights publication rights are held by the creator of the collection. Book critics circle award for her 2009 collection versed, armantrout is the. Scope and contents of collection papers of rae armantrout, american poet and teacher.
She holds a bachelors degree from berkeley and a masters degree in creative writing from san francisco state university. Rae armantrout a collection of poetry organized in two sections. Rae armantrouts just saying was published by wesleyan in 20. Nov 09, 2009 rae armantrout is a professor of writing and literature at ucsd. What if i maneuvered conversation in the hope that others would pronounce these words. Versed by rae armantrout 2010, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. She has published ten books of poetry and has also been featured in a number of major anthologies. Versed brings two of these sequences together, offering readers an expanded view of the arc of her writing. Scumble by rae armantrout what if i were turned on by seemingly innocent words such as scumble, pinky, or extrapolate. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Rae of books my adventures in books, life, and nature. Partly wesleyan 2016 and entanglements wesleyan 2017, as well as participate in a discussion around her new ep conflation 2017 released on vinyl by fonograf records. The work searches out and underlines duplicity wherever it is encountered, and challenges insincerity. This book is the 20th volume in the most popular annual poetry anthology in the united states.
Rae armantrout interview page one by suzanne robinson and anthony watkins aw. Pennsound congratulates pulitzer prize winner rae armantrout march 12, 2010. Apr 01, 2007 like her poetry, armantrout s prose is marked by concision, a refreshing absence of jargon, and a quizzical mind that never rests easy. Praise for money shot armantrout has the ability to magnify the merest of words into an essay. Rae armantrout is a professor of writing and literature at ucsd. The morning after winning the pulitzer prize for poetry, rae armantrout dropped into her local starbucks. A list of poems by rae armantrout rae armantrout was born in vallejo, california, in 1947, and was part of the first generation of language poets on the west coast. The first section, versed, plays with vice and versa, the perversity of human consciousness.
Rae armantrout poems, quotations and biography on rae armantrout poet page. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. None of this was exactly news to poets of the past century, but the language crowd was given to exaggerating the grip of those pieties it sought to subvert. In some sense we are talking to ourselves, maybe singing to ourselves. Armantrout currently teaches at the university of california, san diego, where she is professor of poetry and poetics. Rae armantrout was born in vallejo, california, in 1947, and was part of the first generation. Born in vallejo, california, armantrout earned her ba at the university. Rae armantrouts recent collection of poems, versed, suspects much. Click here to purchase this book at your local independent bookstore. Better than starbucks the interview rae armantrout november 2018.
Money shot by rae armantrout make literary productions, nfp. Id like, if you could, read to us your poem scumble and maybe. Jeremy noeltod, times literary supplement trying to read a book by rae armantrout in a single sitting is like trying to drink a bowl of diamonds. As she elucidates on scumble, the 15th poem on conflation. Pulitzer prize winner in poetry, rae armantrout pbs. Armantrouts album is more polished than myless, more composed. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
Rae armantrout rae armantrout is a professor of writing and literature at the university of california, san diego, and the author of several books of poetry, most recently money shot 2011 and. What if there were a hidden pleasure in calling one thing by anothers name. New and selected poems, 20012015 wesleyan university press, 2016. As someone who was introduced to you via the modern and contemporary american poets class at the university of pennsylvania, we give a lot of thought to your poem the way. The very separation between i and mea separation which is central to being a conscious subjectcreates loneliness, i think. I greatly enjoy reading books, talking about books, and just being around books in general. Rae armantrout has 43 books on goodreads with 5201 ratings. Rae armantrout is a professor of writing in the literature department at the university of california at san diego, and the author of eleven books of poetry, including money shot, versed, next life, and veil. Winner of the pulitzer prize and national book critics circle award for her 2009 collection versed, armantrout is the poet for the twitterified 21 st century and conflation allows its listener to.
Versed, two complete manuscripts containing 87 poems altogether, was the most visible signal of. Her new book comprises two sequencesversed and dark matterof loosely interlinked poems dealing with the prolific poets usual subjects the body. Rae armantrout is a professor of writing and literature at the university of california, san diego, and the author of ten books of poetry. Not that anything has changed radically in her style or content. What if i were turned on by seemingly innocent words such as scumble, pinky, or extrapolate. Pennsound congratulates nbcc winner rae armantrout november, 2009. Ucsd professor and poet rae armantrout nominated for national. Grace from my first book, extremities, scumble from versed, and soft money from money shot. Our moderator for the evening will be jeanne heuving. Im an avid reader, mlis candidate graduating april 2020, library enthusiast, medieval history fan, and nature lover. Perhaps the excitement would come from the way the other person touched them lightly and carelessly with his tongue. She is the author of ten books of poetry and her latest book, versed, was nominated for a national book award this year.
Rae armantrout, one of the founding members of the west coast group of language poets, stands apart from other language poets in her lyrical voice and her commitment to the interior and the domestic. Free to the public one of the favorite subjects of pulitzer prizewinning poet rae armantrout professor emerita, ucsd is physicsfrom the big ideas of cosmology to the infinitesimally small wonders of the quantum world. Winner of the pulitzer prize and national book critics circle award for her 2009. Ucsd professor rae armantrouts latest book of poetry has been nominated. Rae armantrout was born in vallejo, california, in 1947, and was part of the first generation of language poets on the west coast. Rae armantrout interviewed by pbs, january 27, 2012. If good coffee or just the concept of coffee, great books, sharp wit, and great authors excite you, we are for you. Pennsound congratulates nbcc winner rae armantrout november.