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Selected Poems

by Rita Dove

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ISBN13: 9780679750802
ISBN10: 0679750800
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Here in one volume is a selection of the extraordinary poems of Rita Dove, who, as the nation's Poet Laureate from 1993 to 1995, brought poetry into the lives of millions of people.  Along with a new introduction and poem, Selected Poems comprises Dove's collections The Yellow House on the Corner, which includes a group of poems devoted to the themes of slavery and freedom; Museum, intimate ruminations on home and the world; and finally, Thomas and Beulah, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1987, a verse cycle loosely based on her grandparents' lives.  Precisely yet intensely felt, resonant with the voices of ordinary people, Rita Dove's Selected Poems is marked by lyric intensity and compassionate storytelling.

About the Author

Riat Dove, Poet Laureate of the United States from 1993 to 1995, was born and raised in Akron, Ohio.  She has published the novel Through the Ivory Gate, a collection of stories, a verse drama, a book of essays and five books of poetry, among them Thomas and Beulah, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1987.  The recipient of numerous literary fellowships and awards, she is Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia and lives near Charlottesville with her husband, Fred Viebahn, and their daughter, Aviva.

Table of Contents

The yellow house on the corner — Museum — The hill has something to say — In the bulrush — My father's telescope — Primer for the nuclear age — Thomas and Beulah — Mandolin — Canary in bloom.

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rewatlingjr, December 20, 2007 (view all comments by rewatlingjr)
Wonderful! I came to this book late, obviously. I lived in Akron Ohio, Dove's hometown and the locale of much of her work in this book. I knew the streets she wrote about intimately and so I could easily visualize the events and emotions she wrote these poems about. Having moved away this year, reading these poems in my new home has given me a new feeling for my old one. This is wonderful work and makes me want to read more.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780679750802
Author:
Dove, Rita
Publisher:
Vintage Books
Author:
Rita Dove U.S. Poet Laureate 1993-1995
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
American
Subject:
American - General
Subject:
Single Author *
Subject:
Poetry
Subject:
Poetry (poetic works by one author)
Subject:
Single Author / American
Subject:
Poetry-A to Z
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st Vintage ed.
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series:
Vintage
Series Volume:
9362
Publication Date:
19930931
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
8.03x5.12x.62 in. .56 lbs.

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