When we are touched by something it's as if we're being brushed by an angel's wings. Rita Dove angelbrushtouch Change image and share on social
I was appointed Poet Laureate. It came totally out of the blue because most Poet Laureates had been considerably older than I. It was not something that I even had begun to dream about! Rita Dove appointbeginblue Change image and share on social
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. Rita Dove gesturegoodhave share on social
The sound of the mandolin is a very curious sound because it's cheerful and melancholy at the same time, and I think it comes from that shadow string, the double strings. Rita Dove cheerfulcuriousdouble Change image and share on social
Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful. Rita Dove distilllanguagepoetry Change image and share on social
You have to imagine it possible before you can see something. You can have the evidence right in front of you, but if you can't imagine something that has never existed before, it's impossible. Rita Dove evidenceexistfront Change image and share on social
In working on a poem, I love to revise. Lots of younger poets don't enjoy this, but in the process of revision I discover things. Rita Dove discoverenjoylot Change image and share on social
Without imagination we can go nowhere. And imagination is not restricted to the arts. Every scientist I have met who has been a success has had to imagine. Rita Dove artimaginationimagine Change image and share on social
There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints. Rita Dove complaincomplaintlife Change image and share on social
