Rae Armantrout (b. 1947) is an American poet born in California. She has published ten books of poetry and also has been featured in anthologies. She is a professor of poetry and poetics at the University of California, San Diego.
Middletown, Connecticut. Wesleyan University Press. 2013. ISBN 9780819572998
The contemporary tagline “Just saying” adds cheerful sarcasm to any observation, disavowing the authority or urgency of th…