AMERICAN SMOOTH by Rita Dove ( 9780393327441 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

AMERICAN SMOOTH
POEMS

By:

Rita Dove

Format:

Paperback

List price:

£15.00

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£12.75

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£2.25

ISBN 10:

0393327442

ISBN 13:

9780393327441

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Publisher:

WW NORTON & CO

Pub. date:

17 March, 2006

Pages:

144

Description:

"Rita Dove pulls the ultimate dance trick: she makes it look easy."--New York Times Book Review

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.

Illustrations:

black & white illustrations

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Imprint:

WW Norton & Co

Prizes:

Winner of New York Times Notable Book 2004

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Non-returnable

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