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Against Self-Pity

Against Self-Pity

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she knew of such things--
innocence, and a soul smart enough to know
when to get out of the way.

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Former U.S. poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Rita Dove received the 2011 National Medal of Arts from President Obama. Her latest book publications are Sonata Mulattica and The Penguin Anthology of 20th-Century American Poetry.