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Finalists: The Poems (and Metaphysics) of Rae Armantrout
Mar 16, 2022
Pulitzer Prize winning poet Rae Armantrout discusses her collection 'Finalists' and its philosophical themes of consciousness, cybernetics, and psychoanalysis. They also explore the revision process, influences from philosophers and poets, and the damage of post-modernism.
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- Rae Armantrout explores the interplay between science, philosophy, and poetry in her collection 'Finalists'.
- 'On Melancholy' challenges Freud's definition and embraces multiple objects outside the window.
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The Playful Overlap of Science and Poetry
Ray Armentrout, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and founding member of the West Coast group of language poets, discusses her latest poetry collection, 'Finalists'. Her work explores themes ranging from pop culture to physics to metaphysics, showcasing the interplay between different domains. She emphasizes the importance of mixing science, philosophy, and poetry, and not confining them to separate silos. Armentrout highlights the ability of poetry to capture the unexpected and to create connections between seemingly disparate ideas. Drawing inspiration from various sources, her poems are characterized by concise lines and stanzas and a play with language and form.
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