{"product_id":"american-smooth-poems-paperback","title":"American Smooth: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRita Dove\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn occasion to celebrate: a new collection by the Pulitzer Prize-winning former poet laureate; her first since \u003cem\u003eOn the Bus with Rosa Parks\u003c\/em\u003e. With the grace of an Astaire, Rita Dove's magnificent poems pay homage to our kaleidoscopic cultural heritage; from the glorious shimmer of an operatic soprano to Bessie Smith's mournful wail; from paradise lost to angel food cake; from hotshots at the local shooting range to the Negro jazz band in World War I whose music conquered Europe before the Allied advance. Like the ballroom-dancing couple of the title poem, smiling and making the difficult seem effortless, Dove explores the shifting surfaces between perception and intimation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.24 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724092215359,"sku":"9780393327441","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f51217f0b573ddf5d750153b930b8fe2.webp?v=1765101456","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/american-smooth-poems-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}