Rae Armantrout

1. “Dead and gone,” you might think. But it’s not that simple.   Now the dead get jobs answering FAQs, like   “Is someone here?” and “Is anybody there?”   2. “Be more recognizable!” tweets Surveillance Inc.,   like we were all slightly out ...

Governments vie on black markets for zero-day exploits.   Teen models rub brown lipstick under their eyes to achieve sleep-deprivation chic.   “Every so often people go through something where they get sick of beauty.”   *   Even thrill seekers are ...

  Kingdom   In the kingdom, the open mouths   of flowers aren’t asking.   *   When you say she’s “gone,” you mean she’s home.   She’s sheets   Cold cirrus fingers.   Or she’s expected soon at the ...

1 “If you can read this, you’re too close.” This has been specially hand-crafted in Mexico. “Hi, you’ll do” on a tee-shirt made by young girls in Thailand? America poses in whose mirror? Irascible. Insouciant. 2 This is a five star trance. To have this ...