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American Smooth (poetry collection)

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Language
  
English

Media type
  
Print

ISBN
  
978-0-393-05987-8

Originally published
  
2004

Publisher
  
W. W. Norton & Company

Country
  
United States of America

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Publication date
  
2004

Pages
  
143 pp.

OCLC
  
55488060

Author
  
Rita Dove

Genre
  
Poetry

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Preceded by
  
On the Bus with Rosa Parks

Similar
  
Works by Rita Dove, Poetry books, American poetry books

American Smooth is a poetry book by Rita Dove.

Contents

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's horn
  • Alfonzo prepares to go over the top
  • La Chapelle. 92nd Division. Ted
  • Variation on reclamation
  • The return of Lieutenant James Reese Europe
  • Ripont
  • Chocolate
  • Bolero
  • Hattie McDaniel arrives at the coconut grove
  • Samba summer
  • Blues in half-tones, 3/4 time
  • Describe yourself in three words or less
  • The seven veils of Salomé
  • From your valentine
  • Rhumba
  • The sisters: swansong.
  • Evening primrose
  • Reverie in open air
  • Sic itur ad astra
  • Count to ten and we'll be there
  • Eliza, age 10, Harlem
  • Lullaby
  • Driving through
  • Desert backyard
  • Desk dreams
  • Now
  • Against flight
  • Looking up from the page, I am reminded of this mortal coil.

    • Reviews

  • Edward Byrne (Fall/Winter 2004-2005). "RITA DOVE: AMERICAN SMOOTH". Valparaiso Review. 
  • EMILY NUSSBAUM (November 21, 2004). "American Smooth: Dance Fever". The NEw York Times. 

    • References

    American Smooth (poetry collection) Wikipedia
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