“The fear that all this will end. The fear that it won't.” Ends Book:Partly: New and Selected Poems, 2001–2015 Source: Partly: New and Selected Poems, 2001–2015
“Like most of my poems, 'Lie' has several sources: I read a very troubling book called The Sixth Extinction. I took note of the way people, including me, enjoy talking knowledgeably about how the world will end. I drove to Tucson and saw the desert flowering on either side of the road. And I glanced at my spam to see what people wanted to sell me these days.” PeopleWorldWayBookEndsWantedLyingEnjoySidesTalkingSawsSourceSellsNotesIncludingDesertThese DaysExtinctionFloweringSpamTucson Author:Rae Armantrout
