Quote by Rita Dove
There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading ser

There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest is how I want to promote poetry. – Rita Dove

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I try to show what it is about language and music that enthralls, because I think those are the two elements of poetry. – Rita Dove

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I thought, after the Pulitzer, at least nothing will surprise me quite that much in my life. And another one happened. It was quite amazing. – Rita Dove

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Music has a poetry of its own, and that poetry is called melody. – Joshua Logan

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Eloquence is the poetry of prose. – William C. Bryant

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Fiction will always be my greatest love, with poetry close behind. – J. Courtney Sullivan

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