Instead of trying to come up and Posted on November 29, 2017November 29, 2012 by admin “Instead of trying to come up and pontificate on what literature is, you need to talk with children, to teachers, and make sure they get poetry in the curriculum early.” — 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 I was apprehensive. I feared every time I see a resurgence of interest in