The allure of grammar : the glamour of Angie Estes's poetry / Doug Rutledge, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rutledge, Douglas F., 1951- editor.

Series:

Under discussion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Estes, Angie--Criticism and interpretation.

Estes, Angie.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

163 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2019.

Summary:

"Of Angie Estes, the poet and critic Stephanie Burt has written that she "has created some of the most beautiful verbal objects in the world." In The Allure of Grammar, Doug Rutledge gathers insightful responses to the full range of Estes's work--from a review of her first chapbook to a reading of two poems appearing in her 2018 book, Parole--that approach these beautiful verbal objects with both intellectual rigor and genuine awe. In addition to presenting an overview of critical reactions to Estes's oeuvre, reviews by Langdon Hammer, Julianne Buchsbaum, and Christopher Spaide also provide a helpful context for approaching a poet who claims to distrust narrative. Original essays consider the craft of Estes's poetry and offer literary analysis. Ahren Warner uses line breaks to explore a postmodern analysis of Estes's work. Mark Irwin looks at her poetic structure. Lee Upton employs a feminist perspective to explore Estes's use of italics and to look at the way she uses dance as a poetic image. Doug Rutledge considers her relationship to Dante and to the literary tradition through her use of ekphrasis. An interview with Estes herself, in which she speaks of a poem as an "arranged place ... where experience happens," adds her perspective to the mix, at turns resonating with and challenging her critics. The Allure of Grammar will be useful for teachers and students of creative writing interested in the craft of non-narrative poetry. Readers of contemporary poetry who already admire Estes will find this collection insightful, while those not yet familiar with her work will come away from these essays eager to seek out her books"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Angie Estes: Five Pleasures p. 13 / David Young

Beyond Lyric: Review of Voice-Over p. 23 / Julianne Buchsbaum

Memory, Grief, and the Linguistic Artifact in Angie Estes's Poems p. 27 / Leah Falk

A Lawless Proposition: Angie Estes and the Line p. 37 / Ahren Warner

On Angie Estes: An Erotics of Italics p. 51 / Lee Upton

On Angie Estes's Chez Nous p. 63 / Nancy Kuhi

Means of Transport, Medieval Mind: Dialogue with Angie Estes p. 67 / Karen Rigby

The Voice Is Ready to Sing: A Review of Enchantée p. 75 / Langdon Hammer

Wonderlust: Angie Estes's Spiral Aesthetic p. 77 / Jill Allyn Rosser

The Chapbook as Optic Lens p. 89 / Kevin Clark

Triste Trysts p. 95 / Doug Rutledge

"Ethereal Streaked by the Real": Desire, Language, and Memory in Three Poems by Angie Estes p. 103 / Mark Irwin

"Words remain en pointe": Angie Estes's Choreographic Poetics p. 113 / B. K. Fischer

"Visibile Parlare": Ekphrastic Images in the Poetry of Angie Estes p. 131

Ready to Sing: Angie Estes's Enchantée p. 151 / Christopher Spaide.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Allure of grammar.

ISBN:

9780472037377

0472037374

9780472125067

0472125060

OCLC:

1055837967