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Book synopsis

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

Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Poetry Poetry by individual poets

• Full title: American Smooth
• Subtitle: Poems
• Author: Rita Dove
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144
• EAN: 9780393327441
• ISBN: 0393327442
• ID: 04604369
• Publisher: WW Norton & Co
• Weight: 130 g
• Dimensions: 208 × 140 × 12 mm
• Date of publishing: 17. March 2006

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