Selected Poems of Rita Dove

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, <b>Selected Poems</b> comprises Dove's collections <b>The Yellow House on the Corner</b>, which includes a group of poems devoted to the themes of slavery and freedom; <b>Museum</b>, intimate ruminations on home and the world; and finally, <b>Thomas and Beulah</b>, 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 <b>Selected Poems</b> is marked by lyric intensity and compassionate storytelling.