I was apprehensive. I feared every time Posted on July 6, 2016July 6, 2011 by admin “I was apprehensive. I feared every time I talked about poetry, it would be filtered through the lens of race, sex, and age.” — Rita Dove Author: Rita Dove Category: poetry Tags: poetry, Rita Dove Spread the love Related posts: Poetry is language at its most distilled I try to show what it is Instead of trying to come up and There are distinct duties of a poet