‘It is Not What a’ — Mary Ruefle Quote Tee | RQuéV Black-on-White Literary Tee — Classic Tee

“It is not what a poem says with its mouth, it’s what a poem does with its eyes.” Mary Ruefle offered this in her 2012 essay collection Madness, Rack, and Honey, separating what a poem states from the harder-to-name thing its attention performs. The meaning lives in where a poem looks — in its glance more than its words.

**Bella+Canvas 3001 — Classic Tee (White, Crisp finish).** 100% Airlume combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 32 singles — smooth, tight-knit, holds crisp type. Unisex retail fit, crew neck, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold inside-out with like colors, no fabric softener, tumble dry low or hang dry, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).

**Bella+Canvas 3001 — Classic Tee (Black, Color finish).** 100% Airlume combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 32 singles. Unisex retail fit, crew neck, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold inside-out with like colors, no fabric softener, tumble dry low or hang dry, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).