‘If Prose is a House,’ — Anne Carson Quote Tee | Wear Words Black-on-White Statement Shirt — Muscle Tank

“If prose is a house, poetry is a man on fire running quite fast through it.” Asked in a 2016 Guardian interview to define poetry, Anne Carson answered with an image instead: motion and danger tearing through the orderly rooms that prose so carefully builds. Her definition keeps moving, which is the truest thing it could say about its subject.

**Bella+Canvas 3483 — Muscle Tank (Black only for now, Color finish).** A white option isn’t available from our printer at the moment — we’ll add it the moment it is. 100% combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 30 singles. Unisex muscle fit, crew neck, cut-off sleeves, wide armholes, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold with like colors, tumble dry low, no bleach, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).