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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

Dec 18

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70 years after Nazi liberation, poets write about freedom

By Corinne Segal

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

Nov 20

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70 years after Nazi liberation, poets write about freedom

By Corinne Segal

Feb 13

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Weekly Poem: Rita Dove Reads ‘Chocolate’

In celebration of Valentines Day, Rita Dove reads her poem, "Chocolate."…

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Dec 16

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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."…

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Dec 16

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In Anthology, Rita Dove Connects American Poets’ Intergenerational Conversations

In Anthonogy, Rita Dove Connects American Poets' Intergenerational Conversations…

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Rita Dove

Poet Rita Dove reads some of her poems.

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Dec 16

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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."…

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