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Rita Dove Quotes

Rita Dove quotes about poetry

American Poet August 28, 1952

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Instead of trying to come up and pontificate on what literature is, you need to talk with children, to teachers, and make sure they get poetry in the curriculum early. Rita Dove
Have you ever heard a good joke? If you've ever heard someone just right, with the right pacing, then you're already on the way to poetry. It's about using words in very precise ways and using gesture. Rita Dove
Rita Dove quote: "I was apprehensive. I feared every time I talked about poetry,..."
I was apprehensive. I feared every time I talked about poetry, it would be filtered through the lens of race, sex, and age. Rita Dove
Rita Dove quote: "I try to show what it is about language and music that..."
I try to show what it is about language and music that enthralls, because I think those are the two elements of poetry. Rita Dove
I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal funding. Rita Dove
If we’re going to solve the problems of the world, we have to learn how to talk to one another. Poetry is the language at its essence. It’s the bones and the skeleton of the language. It teaches you, if nothing else, how to choose your words. Rita Dove
Rita Dove quote: "The poetry that sustains me is when I feel that, for a minute,..."
The poetry that sustains me is when I feel that, for a minute, the clouds have parted and I've seen ecstasy or something. Rita Dove
There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest is how I want to promote poetry. Rita Dove
Rita Dove quote: "Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful."
Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful. Rita Dove

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