The Descent of Alette by Alice Notley (Paperback)

The Descent of Alette is a book-length poem by American poet Alice Notley, published by Penguin Books in the Penguin Poets series. It follows a woman's journey through a dreamlike underground world beneath a city ruled by a tyrant, using a distinctive rhythm of phrases set off by quotation marks. A bold, visionary feminist epic for readers of contemporary poetry and experimental literature.