This exciting new collection pays homage to America'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; from hot-shots at the local shooting range to the Negro jazz band in the First World War, whose music conquered Europe before the Allied advance. Like the ball-room dancing couple of the title poem, smiling and making the difficult seem effortless, Rita Dove explores shifting surfaces between perception and imitation.
- ISBN:
- 9780393059878
- 9780393059878
- Category:
- Poetry
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 01-11-2004
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- W. W.\Norton#& Company, Incorporated
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Dimensions (mm):
- 218x148x17mm
- Weight:
- 0.29kg
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