{"product_id":"safe-rooms-rae-armantrout-paperback","title":"Safe Rooms -- Rae Armantrout, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoetry of the shifting architecture of a world we think we know\u003c\/strong\u003e Acclaimed author Rae Armantrout's remarkable new collection \u003ci\u003eSafe Rooms\u003c\/i\u003e, explores the undercurrents of modern life with an unflinching eye on human nature, social malaise, and the unsettling ways in which we attempt to protect ourselves from a world that continually undermines our sense of safety. As the title poem says: \"your thoughts \/roar and echo\/\/around you--originating\/god knows where.\/\/ You try to plug your ears\/but you are an ear\/ that can't stop listening.\" Through poems that examine our darker impulses--our tendencies to self-destruct, to grapple with envy, and to navigate the intricate web of family dynamics--Armantrout captures the complex, often contradictory ways in which we search for meaning and connection. Her work holds a mirror to the forces shaping us, both intimate and vast, showing that the so-called \"safe rooms\" we construct are fragile, temporary shelters, not havens from the chaos that surrounds us. [sample poem] THE UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE 1 An atom \"is localized\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\nby an interaction\" the way you surprise yourself\n\nby expressing an opinion when asked, one you didn't know you had\n\nand may not hold for long. 2 A subatomic particle is not\n\nits mass or spin the way a person\n\nis not a body and a poem is not\n\nwhat it says.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rae Armantrout\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wesleyan University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.9\" H x 5.9\" L x 0.5\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780819502568\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67823987818800,"sku":"9780819502568","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780819502568.jpg?v=1790005006","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/safe-rooms-rae-armantrout-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}