Scott Condon: Notes on Rae Armantroutâs Poem âThrownâ
By Scott Condon | Contributing Writer The title of Rae Armantroutâs poem âThrownâ immediately brings to mind philosopher Martin Heideggerâs notion that human life is thrown into the world. This concept plays a key role in his book Being and Time, and Iâll return to Heidegger a little later. But Iâd like to begin by looking at the poem through the lens of James Longenbachâs essay âPoetry Thinking,â focusing in particular on a couple of passages that address the way Shakespeareâs characters speak their thoughts.