A Message from Rita Dove on World Poetry Day
Rita Dove, 1993-1995 U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner, reflects on her Fulbright experience and her book, Sonata Mulattica, on World Poetry Day. Sonata Mulattica tells the little known story of George Bridgetower, a biracial musician who traveled to Germany and befriended Beethoven. The friendship resulted in the dedication of a sonata to Bridgetower, but a falling […]