Playlist for the Apocalypse: Poems

"Poet Rita Dove’s new volume is both for and of our current moment – one that can feel apocalyptic. In her first collection of new poems in 12 years, Dove’s words pierce history, explore meaning and interrogate memory. And readers learn the Pulitzer Prize-winning former U.S. Poet Laureate has been living with a form of multiple sclerosis since 1997. Her poetry explores living with the illness, but not without hope. It’s a book certain to be a great companion in these uncertain times and beyond."