num_pages: 88
description: Alice Fulton's writing has        been characterized by The New Yorker as "electrifying,"        and the poet herself, according to Publishers Weekly, "may        be Dickinson's postmodern heir."      Dance Script With Electric        Ballerina, Fulton's award-winning first book, is now considered a        classic of contemporary poetry. On its release, reviewers       "She achieves . . . intellectual        substance . . . without sacrificing emotional richness. Fulton's lively,        distinctive style and buoyant faith . . . are most evident." -- Choice      "Her fast-paced verse        rolls off the tongue like colloquial speech, or flows like rhythms of        American jazz." -- Publishers Weekly      "Fulton's distinct voice        marks her as a poet to watch." -- Library Journal      One of "two extremely        impressive poetic debuts in 1983. By the time she's through, we want to        shout 'encore!'" -- David Lehman, Newsday and The Philadelphia        Inquirer      "Reading her . . . you        must sharpen your spirit to be moved by what is uncanny and rare."        -- Matthew Gilbert, The Boston Review      "Delightful, energetic        poems, alive with the exhilaration of creation." -- Stephen C. Behrendt,        Prairie Schooner 
language: English
title: Dance Script With Electric Ballarina: POEMS
titlecomplete: Dance Script With Electric Ballarina: POEMS
genres: Poetry
ratings_count: 57
awards: awardedAt: 378720000000
name: Donald Hall Prize for Poetry
publisher: University of Illinois Press