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By Rae Armantrout

Ok, we’ve rendered
the rendition


how often?


What were we trying
to get rid of?


We exposed the homeless
character of desire
to the weather.


Shall we talk
about the weather


worsening four times
faster than expected,


eight times,


until the joy
of pattern recognition
kicks in?


            Until the crest
            of the next ridge
            is what remains
            of division.
 


Source: Poetry (October 2019)

  • Love
  • Nature
  • Relationships

Poet Bio

Rae Armantrout
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. Her short-lined poems are often concerned with dismantling conventions of memory, pop culture, science, and mothering, and these unsparing interrogations are often streaked with wit. See More By This Poet

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