Selected Poems of Rita Dove

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 09/28/1993
ISBN: 9780679750802
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Library Journal 04/01/1997 pg. 94
Booklist 10/15/1993 pg. 412