Allure of Grammar: The Glamour of Angie Estes's Poetry

Doug Rutledge's The Allure of Grammar is a collection of insightful responses to Angie Estes' work, approaching her beautiful verbal objects with intellectual rigor and genuine awe. It includes critical reactions, original essays, and an interview with Estes, providing a context for approaching a poet who distrusts narrative. The book is useful for teachers and students of creative writing interested in the craft of non-narrative poetry, and readers of contemporary poetry who already admire Estes will find it insightful.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 30 April 2019
Publisher: The University of Michigan Press

Steph Burt, a poet and critic, has praised Angie Estes for creating some of the most beautiful verbal objects in the world. In his book "The Allure of Grammar," Doug Rutledge explores insightful responses to Estess's work, including reviews by Langdon Hammer, Julianne Buchsbaum, and Christopher Spaide, as well as original essays that consider the craft of Estess's poetry and offer literary analysis. Ahren Warner uses line breaks to explore a postmodern analysis of Estess's work, Mark Irwin looks at her poetic structure, Lee Upton employs a feminist perspective to explore Estess's use of italics and dance as poetic images, and Doug Rutledge considers her relationship to Dante and the literary tradition through her use of ekphrasis. An interview with Estes herself adds her perspective to the mix, resonating with and challenging her critics. "The Allure of Grammar" is a valuable resource for teachers and students of creative writing interested in the craft of non-narrative poetry, as well as readers of contemporary poetry who already admire Estes and those who are not yet familiar with her work.

Weight: 226g
Dimension: 141 x 216 x 11 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780472037377