"Armantrout is usually considered the most lyrically oriented of the language poets . . . Wesleyan's selection shows that–as with William Carlos Williams, to whom Armantrout owes a debt in the curious torquing of her sentences - it is not stylistic pyrotechnics, grandiose theoretical syntheses or encyclopedic references that drive these terrific poems, but an original and quirky turn of mind."–Publishers Weekly
"Armantrout is usually considered the most lyrically oriented of the language poets . . . Wesleyan's selection shows that–as with William Carlos Williams, to whom Armantrout owes a debt in the curious torquing of her sentences - it is not stylistic pyrotechnics, grandiose theoretical syntheses or encyclopedic references that drive these terrific poems, but an original and quirky turn of mind."–Publishers Weekly
"This long-awaited collection proves that Armantrout is not a 'language poet' and is not confined by expectations of the American avant-garde, among which much of her work has appeared. In brief lines and unexpected weavings, Armantrout addresses history, love, nature, and the darkness of domesticity. This is one of the best books of poetry released in 2001."–Bloomsbury Review
