Compiled by Peter Armenti, Digital Reference Specialist
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Rita Dove
U.S. Poet Laureate, 1993-95
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On May 19, 1993, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington
announced the appointment of Rita Dove as the 7th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. As Dove's Contemporary Authors biography notes:
[She] has been described as a quiet leader and as an artist who weaves African-American experience into the broader perspective of international culture. Dove's lyrical and accessible poetry reflects the author's interest in music and drama, as well as her commitment to social justice and her sensitivity to women's issues.1
Dove served two terms as poet laureate, finishing her duties in spring 1999. This guide compiles
links to resources on Rita Dove throughout the Library
of Congress Web site, as well as links to external Web sites
that include features on her life or selections
of her work. To suggest additions to this guide, please contact the Digital Reference Section.
Library of Congress Web Site
•Press Releases
•Audio and Video
•Print Resources
External
Web Sites
•Biographical Information, Poetry
•Interviews, Articles, and Conversations
•Audio Recordings
•Videos
•Criticism
•Reviews
•Rita Dove in the News
Press Releases
Official press release announcing Rita Dove's appointment
as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry
Related article from the Library of Congress
Information Bulletin
Official Press release announcing Rita Dove's appointment
to a second term as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry
Related article from the Library of Congress
Information Bulletin
Audio and Video
Poet and the Poem Audio Recording, 1999 (Direct link; 58:02)
Poetry in America: A Library of Congress Bicentennial Celebration (Direct link; starts at 13:39)
April 3, 2000
Print Resources
Works by Rita Dove in the Library of Congress online
catalog can be found under the following author heading:
Dove, Rita
Works about Rita Dove can be found in the Library of
Congress online catalog under
the following subject headings:
Dove, Rita.
Dove, Rita--Aesthetics.
Dove, Rita--Criticism and Interpretation.
Dove, Rita--Interviews.
Dove, Rita--Musical settings.
Dove, Rita.--Poetry.
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Biographical Information, Poetry
Academy of American Poets
Biography of Rita Dove, samples of her poetry,
and links to related Web sites.
University of Virginia, Department of English Faculty Page
Lists Rita Dove's degrees, interests, honors, and academic positions, as well as a bibliography of her work.
Ohioana Authors
Biography of Rita Dove.
Poetry Foundation
Biography of Rita Dove, bibliography of her writings, and more than 15 online poems.
Poet's Corner
Biography of Rita Dove from Contemporary Southern Writers, St. James Press, 1999.
The Rita Dove Home Page
Biography of Rita Dove, interviews, online videos, audio recordings, and links to other resources about Dove.
Interviews, Articles, and Conversations
Poet at the Dance: Rita Dove in Conversation
Interviewed by Robert McDowell, Academy of American Poets; article originally appeared in American Poet, Fall 2003
"An Interview with Ms. Dove"
The Book Report, April 8, 1997
Rita Dove Interview
Interviewed by
M. Wynn Thomas, The Swansea Review, August 12, 1995
Rita Dove Interview
Academy of American Achievement, June 18, 1994
Rita Dove: On the Genesis of "Parsley"
Excepts from an interview with Stan Sanvel Rubin and Judith Kitchen, 1985
Audio Recordings
Radio Programs
Rita Dove On New Anthology, Advice For Young Poets (13:55)
Tell Me More, NPR, January 2, 2012
Talking Volumes: Rita Dove (54:09)
Minnesota Public Radio, May 18, 2009
Poets Laureate Talk about Their Art (54:14)
Minnesota Public Radio, May 13, 2009
Dikika Child/ Rita Dove/ Michael Neumann/ Eric Gorfain
KXJZ's Insight, Capital Public Radio, May 12, 2009
Rita Dove: Sonata Mulattica (51:20)
The Diane Rehm Show, NPR, May 5, 2009
Poet's Corner: 'Parsley' by Rita Dove (04:57)
News & Notes, NPR, March 1, 2005
Rita Dove, American Smooth (27:42)
Bookworm, KCRW, March 25, 2004
Other Audio
"How Does a Shadow Shine?" (34:59)
Recording from the Key West Literary Seminar, January 2010
Making History: John Hope Franklin and Rita Dove (Direct link; 1:25:54)
University of Virginia, March 22, 2006
Reads "Lady Freedom Among Us"
Read at the occasion of the return of the statue Freedom to the dome of the U.S. Capitol, October 23, 1993
Poetry Archive
Rita Dove reads five of her poems
Readings from Slate.com's Poetry Archive
•"Against Self-Pity"
•"Blues in Half-Tones, ¾ Time"
•"Revenant"
•"Sunday"
•"Ta Ta Cha Cha"
•"Two for the Montrose Drive-In"
Rita Dove Reads "Reunion 2005"
Academy of American Poets
Rita Dove Reads "Weathering Out"
Academy of American Poets
Videos (includes television programs, readings, and discussions)
Black Writers: Rita Dove and John Wideman (1:33:47)
WGBH Forum Network, March 5, 2003
Rita Dove at Old Dominion University's Annual Literary Festival
Old Dominion University, October 15, 1999
An Interview with Rita Dove
The Charlie Rose Show, June 4, 1999
If You Can't Be Free, Be A Mystery: The Poetry of Rita Dove (28:03)
University of California Television, February 1999
Reflections of a Poet Laureate (26:32)
Research Channel, January 1, 1995
Rita Dove Interview (includes several video clips from Dove's interview)
Academy of Achievement, June 18, 1994
Rita Dove (49:37)
Poet Vision, January 26, 1989
Videos of Rita Dove Dancing
The Rita Dove Home Page
Note: A number of other short video clips featuring Dove are available on YouTube.
Criticism
Modern American Poetry
Includes information on Dove's poem "Parsley," as well as several interviews and online poems
Reviews
Sonata Mulattica (2009)
Los Angeles Times
The New York Times (free registration may be required)
The New Yorker
O, The Oprah Magazine
American Smooth (2004)
A Collection of Reviews Available on the Rita Dove Home Page
Valparaiso Poetry Review
The Virginia Quarterly Review
Rita Dove in the News
Google
News search on Rita Dove
Blog entries on Rita Dove, via Technorati
1. Contemporary Authors Online, "Rita Dove," Gale, 2008. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, MI.: Gale, 2008. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC (accessed May 29, 2008).
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