Rita Dove Reading Order
1 series · 54 books
Rita Dove is an acclaimed American poet and essayist whose work spans several decades of literary achievement. She made history as the first African American Poet Laureate of the United States, serving in that role from 1993 to 1995. Her diverse body of work explores themes of identity, history, and human connection through lyrical precision and imaginative storytelling.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete54 books
Start with Ten poems, the first of 54 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Related Readings |
| 2 | Bearden's Odyssey |
| 3 | Believer, Issue 133 |
| 4 | Collected poems |
| 5 | Cutthroat 10th Anniversary A Tribute to Joy Harjo and Linda Hogan |
| 6 | Evening primrose |
| 7 | Furious Flower |
| 8 | Grace notes |
| 9 | Into a Light Both Brilliant and Unseen |
| 10 | Multicultural voices |
| 11 | Playlist for the Apocalypse |
| 12 | Playlist for the Apocalypse - Poems |
| 13 | Poet In Person |
| 14 | Poets/Artists |
| 15 | Prentice Hall Literature--The American Experience |
| 16 | Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience |
| 17 | SONATA MULATTICA |
| 18 | SONATA MULATTICA |
| 19 | Selected Poems |
| 20 | Sonata Mulattica |
| 21 | THE BEST OF CUTTHROAT |
| 22 | The Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century American Poetry |
| 23 | The Penguin anthology of twentieth-century American poetry |
| 24 | The Siberian village |
| 25 | The darker face of the earth |
| 26 | Thomas and Beulah |
| 27 | Thomas and Beulah |
| 28 | To make a prairie |
| 29 | Ten poems 1977 |
| 30 | Only Dark Spot in the Sky 1980 |
| 31 | The yellow house on the corner 1980 |
| 32 | Mandolin 1982 |
| 33 | Museum 1983 |
| 34 | Fifth Sunday 1985 |
| 35 | Thomas and Beulah 1986 |
| 36 | Fifth Sunday 1988 |
| 37 | Grace Notes 1989 |
| 38 | Grace notes 1989 |
| 39 | Through the ivory gate 1992 |
| 40 | Lady Freedom among us 1993 |
| 41 | Poems 1993 |
| 42 | Selected Poems of Rita Dove 1993 |
| 43 | Through the ivory gate 1993 |
| 44 | The darker face of the earth 1994 |
| 45 | Mother Love 1995 |
| 46 | Mother love 1995 |
| 47 | The poet's world 1995 |
| 48 | On the Bus with Rosa Parks 1999 |
| 49 | The darker face of the earth 1999 |
| 50 | Thomas et Beulah = Thomas and Beulah 1999 |
| 51 | The Best American Poetry 2000 2000 |
| 52 | Conversations with Rita Dove 2003 |
| 53 | American Smooth 2004 |
| 54 | Sonata Mulattica 2009 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Rita Dove written?
- Rita Dove has written 54 books across 1 series. Their published works span from 1977 to 2009.
- Are Rita Dove's series complete?
- Rita Dove has 1 completed series.