More From Rita Dove
- "What is ironic is that Allen Ginsberg’s importance was in its twilight for so many years that it took his death to bring it to the front page. He electrified an entire world!"
- "Have you ever heard a good joke? If you’ve ever heard someone just right, with the right pacing, then you’re already on the way to poetry. It’s about using words in very precise ways and using gesture."
- "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."
More In Trust
- "When there’s writing that you really trust, it’s very freeing as an artist."― Matt LeBlanc
- "Americans have the right and advantage of being armed – unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms."― James Madison
- "I also don’t trust Caribou anymore. They’re out there, on the tundra, waiting… Something’s going down. I’m right about this."― Joss Whedon