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On the Bus with Rosa Parks: Poems
On the Bus with Rosa Parks: Poems | Rita Dove
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A dazzling new collection by the former Poet Laureate of the United States. 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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TheSpineView 💙👍🤩 2y
batsy I love Rita Dove 💜 2y
GatheringBooks @batsy so amazing, right? 💕💐 2y
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“… I tried to end up anyplace but here. Who am I kidding? Here I am.”
GREAT collection. Very much enjoyed, appreciated, and provoked by these poems. REMEMBER this poet‘s name.

batsy I love this poem and that final line 💜 2y
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TheSpineView 👍🤩😍👍 4y
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“a teardrop of ecstasy, a thimbleful of ache”
A great collection from an author from my home state, Ohio.
Picture is my daughter with her grandma sitting in the seat on the bus where Rosa refused to move. The bus is at the Henry Ford Museum in Michigan. It was found in a field in Montgomery and the museum won it at auction for almost half a million dollars. I understand the Smithsonian was quite disappointed.

Book 196/265 6/15/19

tpixie Amazing museum piece! 5y
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From “Maple Valley Branch Library, 1967”

robinb Love this! 💙💙💙 5y
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batsy
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"Doing nothing was the doing": #fighting power takes on all kinds of forms ?

#PoetryMatters @LazyDays

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TrishB Another awesome pick 💕 fighting is not always violent 👍🏻 6y
batsy @HOTPock3tt @TrishB ❤️❤️ 6y
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Leftcoastzen Perfect 6y
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AlwaysForeverReading Can‘t wait to to read... 5y
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Litpixie

I was piroutte and flourish,
I was filigree and flame.
How could I count my blessings
when I didn't know their names?

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Fascinating and unique poetry collection, well worth the read. Definitely recommended. Pictured is the beginning of my favourite poem in the collection.

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The quiet resignation of this poem is perhaps also its power... "I tried to end up anyplace but here. Who am I kidding? Here I am."

#poetryandpower #nuyear @TrishB @Cinfhen

TrishB I love that ❤️ Stacked the book. 6y
Cinfhen Brilliant 🙌🏻 6y
Cathythoughts So lovely 😊❤️❤️ 6y
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batsy @TrishB @Cinfhen @Cathythoughts ❤️ I love these challenges, it makes me page through books I'd forgotten about 😊 6y
TrishB Me too ❤️ 6y
Cathythoughts Me three 👍🏻❤️ @TrishB (edited) 6y
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This poem speaks to me.

Cinfhen 💟 6y
AmyG That‘s lovely 💕 6y
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What‘s one of the best ways to bring in the new year? Joining the #NewYearsReadathon @CocoReads

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MSzyd
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Day 94: "I was pirouette and flourish, I was filigree and flame." #shoes by #cityclassified from #modlcloth

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CarolynOliver
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Glad to be reading this book today. #poetry