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Heart to Heart by Rita Dove

Heart to Heart by Rita Dove

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This poem is about finding words for the human heart and all the emotions we ascribe to it.

Rita Dove was born in Akron, Ohio, on August 28, 1952. A poet and writer, she was a high school Presidential Scholar and graduated with a BA in English from Miami University of Ohio in 1973. She then studied German poetry as a Fulbright scholar at Universität Tübingen before getting an MFA in creative writing from the University of Iowa. Dove’s work traverses a wide range of landscapes, applying an unflinching eye upon historical and political events.

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https://poets.org/poem/heart-heart

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