Description
In settings as various as a patio in Arizona, the bistros and boulevards of Paris, the sun-drenched pyramids of Mexico-and directly from the Greek myth itself-Rita Dove explores this relationship and the dilemma of letting go.
Pulitzer Prize winner; Poet Laureate 1993-5
About the Author
Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize winner and former U. S. Poet Laureate, is the only poet honored with both the National Humanities Medal and the National Medal of Arts. Her recent works include Playlist for the Apocalypse, Sonata Mulattica, and the National Book Award-shortlisted Collected Poems: 1974-2004. In 2021 she was awarded the Gold Medal for Poetry from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and in 2023 she received the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. She lives in Charlottesville, where she teaches creative writing at the University of Virginia.
Reviews
"This volume shows Dove-Pulitzer Prize winner, novelist, and 1993-95 U.S. Poet Laureate-at the height of her poetic powers." -- Publishers Weekly
"Mother Love is an unsparing book. . . . Rita Dove's laser glance exposes and cauterizes its subjects in new and disturbing ways." -- Helen Vendler - The New Yorker
Book Information
ISBN 9780393314441
Author Rita Dove
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 102g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm * 8mm
Pulitzer Prize winner; Poet Laureate 1993-5
About the Author
Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize winner and former U. S. Poet Laureate, is the only poet honored with both the National Humanities Medal and the National Medal of Arts. Her recent works include Playlist for the Apocalypse, Sonata Mulattica, and the National Book Award-shortlisted Collected Poems: 1974-2004. In 2021 she was awarded the Gold Medal for Poetry from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and in 2023 she received the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. She lives in Charlottesville, where she teaches creative writing at the University of Virginia.
Reviews
"This volume shows Dove-Pulitzer Prize winner, novelist, and 1993-95 U.S. Poet Laureate-at the height of her poetic powers." -- Publishers Weekly
"Mother Love is an unsparing book. . . . Rita Dove's laser glance exposes and cauterizes its subjects in new and disturbing ways." -- Helen Vendler - The New Yorker
Book Information
ISBN 9780393314441
Author Rita Dove
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 102g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm * 8mm
