Rae Armantrout Quotes:
Ocupation: Poet
Life: b. April 13, 1947
Birthday: April 13
Like all my poems, 'Negotiations' has several sources. It deals with aging lovers and the often silent deals they make. Thinking about bargains made me think of The Little Mermaid and that made me remember something I had just read about the incredibly complex process by which tadpoles (actual little mermaids) are somehow able to reabsorb their tails and fashion their future frog legs.
topic: Fashion, Thinking, Mermaid, Tadpoles, Remember Something
