American Smooth (book)

American Smooth

Author	Rita Dove
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Poetry
Publisher	W.W. Norton
Publication date	2004
Media type	Print
Pages	143 pp.
ISBN	978-0-393-05987-8
OCLC	55488060
Dewey Decimal	811/.54 22
LC Class	PS3554.O884 A77 2004
Preceded by	On the Bus with Rosa Parks
Followed by	Sonata Mulattica

American Smooth is a poetry book by Rita Dove.^[1]

Contents

• All souls
• "I have been a stranger in a strange land"
• Fox trot Fridays
• Ta ta cha cha
• Quick
• Brown
• Fox
• Heart to heart
• Cozy apologia
• Soprano
• Two for the Montrose drive-in
• Meditation at fifty yards, moving target
• American smooth ^[2]
• The castle walk
• The passage
• Noble sissle's horn
• Alfonzo prepares to go over the top
• La Chapelle. 92nd Division. Ted
• Variation on reclamation
• The return of Lieutenant James Reese Europe
• Ripont
• Chocolate
• Bolero
• Hattie McDaniel arrives at the coconut grove
• Samba summer
• Blues in half-tones, 3/4 time
• Describe yourself in three words or less
• The seven veils of Salomé
• From your valentine
• Rhumba
• The sisters: swansong.
• Evening primrose
• Reverie in open air
• Sic itur ad astra
• Count to ten and we'll be there
• Eliza, age 10, Harlem
• Lullaby
• Driving through
• Desert backyard
• Desk dreams
• Now
• Against flight
• Looking up from the page, I am reminded of this mortal coil.

Reviews

• Edward Byrne (Fall/Winter 2004-2005). "RITA DOVE: AMERICAN SMOOTH". Valparaiso Review. Check date values in: |date= (help)
• EMILY NUSSBAUM (November 21, 2004). "American Smooth: Dance Fever". The NEw York Times.

References

1. Donahue, Cecilia. "American Smooth". The Literary Encyclopedia. (subscription required to view full article)
2. "American Smooth by Rita Dove". Poetry Archive.