Pulitzer Winner and Finalists
WinnerVersed by Rae Armantrout: Armantrout has been a part of the West Coast poetry scene for over 40 years (she graduated from UC-Berkeley in 1970, and one can assume that her interest started before that). Her work combines postmodern language poetry with a strong local eye. In Versed, her fourth book from Wesleyan University Press and her first to win a Pulitzer, she uses disparate images of Anna Nicole and kidney cancer to create a well-rounded and fascinating book.Read Online: “Scumble,” “Unbidden” (Poets.org) (more…)