2022: The Poet’s Calling

2022: The Poet’s Calling

All of RITA DOVE’s uncanny gifts are evident in her celebrated new collection of poems, Playlist for the Apocalypse. They are literary music, asking to be read aloud, be they about a serious subject like Trayvon Martin or about a lighter topic like the “corroding crazed cartilage” of her right knee. She will read from her work and talk about the calling and craft of the poet, her lifelong love of words, their power, their sound, and the way they look on the page.