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Dove Rita
The Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century American Poetry
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Penguin proudly presents an unparalleled survey of the best poems of the past century. Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and former U .S. Poet Laureate, introduces readers to the most significant and compelling poems of the past hundred years. Selecting from the canon of American poetry throughout the twentieth century, Dove has created an anthology that represents the full spectrum of aesthetic sensibilities-from styles and voices to themes and cultures-while balancing important poems with significant periods of each poet. Featuring poems both classic and contemporary, this collection reflects both a dynamic and cohesive portrait of modern American poetry and outlines its trajectory over the past century.
Thomas and Beulah
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The poems in this unusual book tell a story, forming a narrative almost like a realistic novel. Read in sequence as intended, they tell of the lives of a married black couple (not unlike Dove's own grandparents) from the early part of the century until their deaths in the 1960s, a period that spans the great migration of blacks from rural south to urban north. But this is merely the social backdrop to the story of a marriage. Two separate sequences offer two views of the couple's lives: the first, "Mandolin," consists of 23 poems giving Thomas's side, and "Canary in Bloom" gives Beulah's in 21 poems. Together they paint a detailed, poetically dense portrait of two lives in all their frailty, dignity and complexity. The collection was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1987.
Sonata Mulattica: Poems
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In a book-length lyric narrative inspired by history and imagination, a much celebrated poet re-creates the life of a nineteenth-century virtuoso violinist. The son of a white woman and an “African Prince,” George Polgreen Bridgetower (1780–1860) travels to Vienna to meet “bad-boy” genius Ludwig van Beethoven. The great composer’s subsequent sonata is originally dedicated to the young mulatto, but George, exuberant with acclaim, offends Beethoven over a woman. From this crucial encounter evolves a grandiose yet melancholy poetic tale.
Mother Love: Poems
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Calling upon the ancient Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone, Mother Love examines the love between mother and daughter, two tumblers locked in an eternal somersault: each mother a daughter, each daughter a potential mother. In settings as various as a patio in Arizona, the bistros and boulevards of Paris, the sun-drenched pyramids of Mexico—and directly from the Greek myth itself—Rita Dove explores this relationship and the dilemma of letting go.
Selected Poems
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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.
American Smooth: Poems
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"Rita Dove pulls the ultimate dance trick: she makes it look easy."--New York Times Book Review 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.
Dove Rita News
'Sonata Mulattica: Poems' by Rita Dove - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times, CA - May 17, 3815
'Sonata Mulattica: Poems' by Rita DoveFor Rita Dove, the creative spark ignited while watching a video of 1994's "Immortal Beloved," a film biography about Ludwig van Beethoven in which a black violinist appeared briefly in a scene. Was the character's presence an instance of colorblind
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Rita Dove, former US poet laureate, will read at the Crest - Sacramento Bee
Sacramento Bee, USA - May 12, 2009
Rita Dove, former US poet laureate, will read at the CrestBy Carlos Alcalá Rita Dove knows people are intimidated by poetry, but that's why she relishes the chance to come face-to-face with an audience, to show it isn't scary. "We get so frightened of poetry," Dove said in a phone interview, as she finished Poets laureate talk about their art
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John Sandford - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - May 10, 2009
John SandfordMay 11, 2009: Rita Dove Rita Dove's remarkable career includes winning the Pulitzer Prize in poetry in 1987, being named Poet Laureate of the United States in 1993 and publishing eight books of poetry. Dove will appear at the Fitzgerald Theater in St.
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Modern folk icon now back in Valley for Court Square show - Staunton News Leader
Staunton News Leader, VA - May 14, 2009
Modern folk icon now back in Valley for Court Square showA lover of literature, McCutcheon ventured to write songs with some of his favorite writers, including Barbara Kingsolver, Rita Dove and Wendell Berry. "Hanging out with Wendell Berry and knocking heads with Rita Dove while writing a song was really a
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Who cares about poetry, anyway? - C-Ville Weekly
C-Ville Weekly, VA - May 26, 2009
C-Ville WeeklyWho cares about poetry, anyway?Rita Dove asked the question out loud recently, as we sat in her office, talking about her latest book, Sonata Mulattica, which is about a young, half-African violinist named George Bridgetower who apprenticed with Beethoven.
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