Veil: New and Selected Poems

by Rae Armantrout

Book Overview

First book of selected poems by this core member of the Language writing group.

Rae Armantrout, a core member of the Language writing movement, has long been known for the wit, emotion and punch of her social critique. Veil contains poems from five of Armantrout's previous books as well as a generous selection of new poems. Her work relies tenaciously on the intelligibility of language, her careful syntax bordering on plain speech...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819564508
• ISBN13: 9780819564504
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

modern verse that must last

Raw Armantrout is a very exciting poet. In her poems she is constantly communicating such incredibly unique & gleaming thoughts. Her minimalistic style is so unlike anything else I've read.