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Poetry Everywhere  "American Smooth" by Rita Dove

Pulitzer Prize-winning Rita Dove reads her poem "American Smooth." Details

 

Program: Poetry Everywhere

Episode: "American Smooth" by Rita Dove

Born in Akron, Ohio, in 1952, Rita Dove won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and was named U.S. Poet Laureate in 1993. She has published nine volumes of poetry, a book of short stories, a collection of essays, and a novel. Throughout her life, Dove has nurtured a love of dance that has led to many poems about dancing, of which "American Smooth" is one.

Duration: (1:54)
Premiere Date: 04/01/2011
Episode Expires: Fri 01 Apr 2016
TV Rating: TV-G
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