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American Smooth. By Rita Dove. We were dancing—it must have. been a foxtrot or a waltz, something romantic but. requiring restraint, rise and fall, precise. execution as we moved. into the next song without. stopping, two chests heaving. above a seven-league. stride—such perfect agony, one learns to smile through, ecstatic mimicry.
American Smooth is a poetry book by Rita Dove. Contents. All souls "I have been a stranger in a strange land" Fox trot Fridays; Ta ta cha cha; Quick; Brown; Fox; Heart to heart; Cozy apologia; Soprano; Two for the Montrose drive-in; Meditation at fifty yards, moving target; American smooth ; The castle walk; The passage; Noble sissle ...
- Rita Dove
- 143 pp.
- 2004
- 2004
20 dic 2012 · Rita Dove. Publication date. 2004. Topics. National characteristics, American -- Poetry., African Americans -- Poetry. Publisher. W.W. Norton & Co. Collection. printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; inlibrary. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. Access-restricted-item. true. Addeddate. 2012-12-20 15:20:53. Bookplateleaf. 0004. Boxid.
of American Smooth. And because I was distracted by the effort of keeping my frame (the leftward lean, head turned just enough to gaze out past your ear and always smiling, smiling), I didn’t notice how still you’d become until we had done it (for two measures? four?) – achieved flight, that swift and serene magnificence, before the earth
1 gen 2004 · A new collection by the Pulitzer Prize-winning former poet laureate celebrates America's cultural heritage with pieces about such topics as World War I's African-American jazz band, a Harlem girl's examination of adult flirting behaviors, and the first African-American Oscar winner. 20,000 first printing. Print length. 143 pages. Language. English.
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- Hardcover
- Rita Dove
"Rita Dove pulls the ultimate dance trick: she makes it look easy."--New York Times Book Review An occasion to celebrate: a new collection by the Pulitzer Prize-winning former poet laureate;...
‘American Smooth’ by Rita Dove is a lovely poem in which the speaker depicts her experiences with a dance partner. In the first part of the poem, the speaker describes the concentration it requires to get the steps of a “romantic” but restrained dance correct.
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