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Everyman's libraryDove, Rita.
Summary: 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, Selected Poems comprises Dove's collections The Yellow House on the Corner, which includes a group of poems devoted to the themes of slavery and freedom; Museum, intimate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 DOVDove, Rita.
Summary: Prologues: Bridgetower -- Prologue of the rambling sort. Prodigy: (Re)naissance -- Capriccio -- Friedrich Augustus Bridgetower discovers the purposes of fatherhood -- Lines whispered to a pillow -- Recollection, preempted -- Paris, panting -- What doesn't happen -- Windsor -- Mrs. Papendiek's diary (1) -- Marine Pavilion, Brighthelmston -- Wardrobe lesson -- Mrs. Papendiek's diary (2) --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Co. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 DOVDonne, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: J.M. Dent 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 821.3 DONKincaid-Rolle, Sojourner
Summary: "Deeply emotional, evocative free verse by poet and activist Sojourner Kincaid Rolle traces the solemnity and celebration of Juneteenth from its 1865 origins in Galveston, Texas to contemporary observances all over the United States. This is an ode to the strength of Black Americans and a call to remember and honor a holiday whose importance reverberates far beyond the borders of Texas"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2022