On the bus with Rosa Parks : poems /

In these brilliant poems, Rita Dove treats us to a panoply of human endeavor, shot through with the electrifying jazz of her lyric elegance. From the opening sequence, "Cameos," to the civil rights struggle of the final sequence, she explores the intersection of individual fate and history...

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Main Author:	Dove, Rita
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Norton, 2000
Subjects:	African American women civil rights workers > Poetry. Civil rights movements > Poetry. African American women > Poetry. African Americans > Poetry.

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Summary:	In these brilliant poems, Rita Dove treats us to a panoply of human endeavor, shot through with the electrifying jazz of her lyric elegance. From the opening sequence, "Cameos," to the civil rights struggle of the final sequence, she explores the intersection of individual fate and history.
Item Description:	"First published as a Norton paperback 2000"--Title page verso. The Cushing Library/Area Studies/Africana Collection copy is inscribed by the author.
Physical Description:	95 pages ; 21 cm.
ISBN:	039332026X (pbk.) 9780393320268 (pbk.)