Here in one volume is a selection of the extraordinary poems of Rita Dove, who, as the nations Poet Laureate from 1993 to 1995, brought poetry into the lives of millions of people.Along with a new introduction and poem,Selected Poemscomprises Doves collectionsThe Yellow House on the Corner, which includes a group of poems devoted to the themes of slavery and freedom;Museum, intimate ruminations on home and the world; and finally,Thomas and Beulah, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1987, a verse cycle loosely based on her grandparents lives.Precisely yet intensely felt, resonant with the voices of ordinary people, Rita DovesSelected Poemsis marked by lyric intensity and compassionate storytelling.