| On the Bus with Rosa Parks: Poems Contributor(s): Dove, Rita (Author) |
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ISBN: 039332026X ISBN-13: 9780393320268 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2000 Annotation: In this dazzling new collection of poems, a much celebrated former Poet Laureate of the United States treats readers to a panoply of human endeavor, shot through with the electrifying jazz of her lyric elegance. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - African American |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 98045057 |
| Lexile Measure: 1030 |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 5.54" W x 8.18" (0.29 lbs) 94 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In these brilliant poems, Rita Dove treats us to a panoply of human endeavor, shot through with the electrifying jazz of her lyric elegance. From the opening sequence, Cameos, to the civil rights struggle of the final sequence, she explores the intersection of individual fate and history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dove, Rita: - Rita Dove is the recipient of many honors, including the Pulitzer Prize and the Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she is a Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia and lives in Charlottesville. |