9%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
American Smooth: Poems
Rita Dove
€ 19.99
€ 18.14
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for American Smooth: Poems
Paperback. "Rita Dove pulls the ultimate dance trick: she makes it look easy."--New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 130.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780393327441
SKU
V9780393327441
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-18
About Rita Dove
Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize winner and former U. S. Poet Laureate, is the only poet honored with both the National Humanities Medal and the National Medal of Arts. Her recent works include Playlist for the Apocalypse, Sonata Mulattica, and the National Book Award-shortlisted Collected Poems: 1974-2004. In 2021 she was awarded the Gold Medal for Poetry from the American Academy ... Read more
Reviews for American Smooth: Poems
"Rita Dove pulls the ultimate dance trick: she makes it look easy." The New York Times Book Review"