The ad
for the American moment
says, “Make
today famous.”
(That little nobody!)
Bury her
under the foundation.
Rome did.
Have her wear that
seasonal
affective collapse
get up.
Keep an eye-
in-the-sky
on it
Rae ArmantroutRae Armantrout’s most recent book is Safe Rooms (Wesleyan, 2026). Her book Versed won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. She is professor emerita at UC San Diego and currently lives in the Pacific Northwest.
Rae ArmantroutRae Armantrout’s most recent book is Safe Rooms (Wesleyan, 2026). Her book Versed won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. She is professor emerita at UC San Diego and currently lives in the Pacific Northwest.