{"product_id":"9780679750802","title":"Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere in one volume is a selection of the extraordinary poems of Rita Dove, who, as the nation's Poet Laureate from 1993 to 1995, brought poetry into the lives of millions of people.  Along with a new introduction and poem, \u003cb\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/b\u003e comprises Dove's collections \u003cb\u003eThe Yellow House on the Corner\u003c\/b\u003e, which includes a group of poems devoted to the themes of slavery and freedom; \u003cb\u003eMuseum\u003c\/b\u003e, intimate ruminations on home and the world; and finally, \u003cb\u003eThomas and Beulah\u003c\/b\u003e, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1987, a verse cycle loosely based on her grandparents' lives.  Precisely yet intensely felt, resonant with the voices of ordinary people, Rita Dove's \u003cb\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/b\u003e is marked by lyric intensity and compassionate storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016848326896,"sku":"9780679750802","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780679750802_p0.jpg?v=1763608694","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780679750802","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}