94-02-03 Library of Congress Issues Videotape of Poet Laureate Rita Dove

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ISSUES VIDEOTAPE OF POET LAUREATE RITA DOVE

     CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Feb. 3 -- The Library of Congress has released a
videotape
titled "A Conversation With Poet Laureate Rita Dove."  The video is available
for $15.95 from the
library's Sales Shop and at literary events held at the library.
     The 30-minute video of Dove, who is professor of English at the
University of Virginia, was
directed by Ray Schmitt of Real Earth Productions and produced by John
Sullivan of the library's
public affairs office.  It includes an interview of Dove by National Public
Radio's Susan Stamberg,
and footage of Dove's first reading as Poet Laureate.  Also included in the
video are still photos
relating to Dove's background and family, as well as a brief history of the
term "Poet Laureate" and
a chronicle of former laureates and consultants in poetry.
     The second woman in the post since "Poet Laureate" was added in 1985 to
the title
"Consultant in Poetry," Dove is the seventh Poet Laureate, succeeding Robert
Penn Warren,
Richard Wilbur, Howard Nemerov, Mark Strand, Joseph Brodsky, and, most
recently, Mona Van
Duyn.  Dove's works include "Grace Notes" (1989), "Thomas and Beulah" (1986),
for which she won
a Pulitzer Prize in 1987, and "The Yellow House on the Corner" (1980).  She
is also the author of
a collection of short stories, "Fifth Sunday" (1985), and a novel, "Through
the Ivory Gate" (1992). 
Visitors to the library may purchase the video at the Sales Shop in the
Madison Building, or may
request it through the mail, for an additional $5 for shipping and handling. 
Purchases may be made
by check, money order, or with Master Card or Visa.  Mail requests to Library
of Congress, Sales
Office, Washington, D.C. 20540, or call (202) 707-0204.

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                                                 February 2, 1994

[Submitted by: Karen A. Castle  (kac@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu)
               Thu, 3 Feb 94 09:28:21 EST]