Arts Sep 15 Rita Dove's 'Playlist for the Apocalypse' is her plea for unity, collective well-being By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet
Poetry Mar 07 How Gwendolyn Brooks' poetry is connecting Emmett Till with the violence in Chicago today Some worry that poet Gwendolyn Brooks is in danger of being forgotten. “The Golden Shovel Anthology,” a new book of poems honoring Brooks, seeks to make sure that doesn’t happen. By Elizabeth Flock
Arts Nov 25 Poet Rita Dove on what we learned from Nazi liberation, 70 years later "Liberation," a poetry collection released last month, highlights why the ideas of oppression and liberation are still urgently important today. By artsdesk
Feb 13 Watch Weekly Poem: Rita Dove Reads 'Chocolate' In celebration of Valentines Day, Rita Dove reads her poem, "Chocolate."… Continue watching
Dec 16 In Anthology, Rita Dove Connects American Poets' Intergenerational Conversations Former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove was recently given what may be the biggest honor -- and challenge -- of her career: sorting through poems from the last 100 years to create "The Penguin Anthology of 20th Century American Poetry."… Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch In Anthology, Rita Dove Connects American Poets' Intergenerational Conversations In Anthonogy, Rita Dove Connects American Poets' Intergenerational Conversations… Continue watching
Dec 16 Rita Dove Reads 'Singsong' and Other Poems Rita Dove, one of the nation's most preeminent poets, has published a novel, a play, a book of short stories and nine collections of verse, including one that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Dove reads "Singsong" and "Fox Trot Fridays."… Continue reading