Quotes by Rita Dove

Explore a curated collection of 20 quotes by Rita Dove. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

NexusI wrote stubbornly into the evening.At the window, a giant praying mantisrubbed his monkey wrench head against the — Rita Dove
Three miles from my adopted city lies a village where I came to peace.The world there was a calm place, even the great D — Rita Dove
If our children are unable to voice what they mean, no one will know how they feel. If they can’t imagine a different wo — Rita Dove
From the time I began to read, as a child, I loved to feel their heft in my hand and the warm spot caused by their intim — Rita Dove
Equality and self-determination should never be divided in the name of religious or ideological fervor. — Rita Dove
My father is a chemist, my mother was a homemaker. My parents instilled in us the feeling that learning was the most exc — Rita Dove
I think that you certainly don't have to be aged and travel the world to write a poem. — Rita Dove
If we really want to be full and generous in spirit, we have no choice but to trust at some level. — Rita Dove
Without imagination we can go nowhere. And imagination is not restricted to the arts. Every scientist I have met who has — Rita Dove
You have to imagine it possible before you can see something. You can have the evidence right in front of you, but if yo — Rita Dove
Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful. — Rita Dove
Have you ever heard a good joke? If you've ever heard someone just right, with the right pacing, then you're already on — Rita Dove
Instead of trying to come up and pontificate on what literature is, you need to talk with children, to teachers, and mak — Rita Dove
Nothing is too small. Nothing is too, quote-unquote, ordinary or insignificant. Those are the things that make up the me — Rita Dove
I try to show what it is about language and music that enthralls, because I think those are the two elements of poetry. — Rita Dove
There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the libraria — Rita Dove
I was apprehensive. I feared every time I talked about poetry, it would be filtered through the lens of race, sex, and a — Rita Dove
I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal — Rita Dove
The poetry that sustains me is when I feel that, for a minute, the clouds have parted and I've seen ecstasy or something — Rita Dove
I think one of the things that people tend to forget is that poets do write out of life. It isn't some set piece that th — Rita Dove