American Smooth: Poems
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An occasion to celebrate: a new collection by the Pulitzer Prize-winning former poet laureate; her first since On the Bus with Rosa Parks. With the grace of an Astaire, Rita Dove's magnificent poems pay homage to our kaleidoscopic cultural heritage; from the glorious shimmer of an operatic soprano to Bessie Smith's mournful wail; from paradise lost to angel food cake; from hotshots at the local shooting range to the Negro jazz band in World War I whose music conquered Europe before the Allied advance. Like the ballroom-dancing couple of the title poem, smiling and making the difficult seem effortless, Dove explores the shifting surfaces between perception and intimation.
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American Smooth: Poems
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Book Details
- ISBN:
- 9780393327441
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Pages:
- 144
- Authors:
- Rita Dove
- Publisher:
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Published Date:
- 2006-02-01
- Language:
- English
