American Smooth - by Rita Dove (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Dove's magnificent poems pay homage to the nation's kaleidoscopic cultural heritage--from the glorious shimmer of an operatic soprano to Bessie Smith's mournful wail, from paradise lost to angel-food cake.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>An occasion to celebrate: a new collection by the Pulitzer Prize-winning former poet laureate; her first since <em>On the Bus with Rosa Parks</em>. 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Dove, with her precise, singing lines, eliminates the impure, the wrong notes, the clutter and the waste to reach straight to the heart of experiences so that emotion rings true."<br>
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