Collected Poems: 1974-2004 Ages 9 and up For a decade

For a decade

while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U

and using her pain to heal others

drawing on letters and diaries

Alice Walker

Collected Poems: 1974-2004 Ages 9 and up For a decadeRita Dove's Collected Poems 1974 2004 showcases the wide ranging diversity that earned her a Pulitzer Prize, the position of U. S. poet laureate, a National Humanities Medal, and a National Medal of Art. Gathering thirty years and seven books, this volume compiles Dove's fresh reflections on adolescence in The Yellow House on the Corner and her irreverent musings in Museum. She sets the moving love story of Thomas and Beulah against the backdrop of