Ada Twist, Scientist Contemporary Literature & Fiction Rita Dove's Collected Poems 1974-2004

Rita Dove's Collected Poems 1974-2004 showcases the wide-ranging diversity that earned her a Pulitzer Prize

with personalities that are explosive when they clash

and the accelerated aging process

and patriarchy on the life chances and struggles of black working-class men and women shaped an entire generation

and these are simple yet complex

Ada Twist, Scientist Contemporary Literature & Fiction Rita Dove's Collected Poems 1974-2004Like her classmates, builder Iggy and inventor Rosie, scientist Ada, a character of color, has a boundless imagination and has always been hopelessly curious. Why are there pointy things stuck to a rose? Why are there hairs growing inside your nose? When her house fills with a horrific, toe curling smell, Ada knows it's up to her to find the source. What would you do with a problem like this? Not afraid of failure, Ada embarks on a fact finding