"All books by Rita Dove"
Grace Notes: Poems
Paperback, 1991
With this her fourth book of poems, Rita Dove expands her role as a leading voice in contemporary American letters.
Mother Love: Poems
Paperback, 1996
Calling upon the ancient Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone, Mother Love examines the love between mother and daughter, two tumblers locked in an eternal somersault: each mother a daughter, each...
On the Bus with Rosa Parks: Poems
Paperback, 2000
A dazzling new collection by the former Poet Laureate of the United States.
American Smooth: Poems
Paperback, 2006
"Rita Dove pulls the ultimate dance trick: she makes it look easy."--New York Times Book Review
Sonata Mulattica: Poems
Paperback, 2010
Detailing the volatile relationship between the black violinist George Bridgetower and Beethoven, this is a "masterful collection" (Los Angeles Times).
Collected Poems: 1974–2004
Hardback, 2016
Three decades of powerful lyric poetry from a virtuoso of the English language in one unabridged volume.
Collected Poems: 1974–2004
Paperback, 2017
Three decades of powerful lyric poetry from a virtuoso of the English language in one unabridged volume.
Playlist for the Apocalypse: Poems
Hardback, 2021
A piercing, unflinching new volume offers necessary music for our tumultuous present, from “perhaps the best public poet we have” (The Boston Globe).
On the Bus with Rosa Parks: Poems
E Book, 2015
A dazzling new collection by the former Poet Laureate of the United States.
Sonata Mulattica: Poems
E Book, 2015
Detailing the volatile relationship between the black violinist George Bridgetower and Beethoven, this is a "masterful collection" (Los Angeles Times).