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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.

Book Details

Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN:
9780393327441
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
144
Authors:
Rita Dove
Published Date:
2006-02-01
Language:
English

About Rita Dove

Rita Dove served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 1993 to 1995, the first African American to hold the position. Born in Akron, Ohio, she received her BA from Miami University and her MFA from the University of Iowa. Her collection Thomas and Beulah (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 1986) won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. She is the Henry Hoyns Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Virginia. Her honors include the 1996 National Humanities Medal, the 2011 National Medal of Arts, and the PEN/Malamud Award.

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