The New Yorker: Poetry Evie Shockley Reads Rita Dove
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Oct 18, 2023 
Evie Shockley, a distinguished professor, discusses Rita Dove's poem 'Hattie McDaniel Arrives at the Coconut Grove', highlighting themes of black actresses in old Hollywood and representation. She also explores her own poem 'The Blessings' referencing black literary figures, rhyme schemes, the representation of 'Eve', myth, lowercase style in poetry, and interconnectedness and resilience in her work.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Exploring Black Actresses in Old Hollywood
02:15 • 20min
Exploring Evie Shockley's Poem 'The Blessings'
22:30 • 3min
Exploring Poetic Repetition and Rhyme Schemes
25:22 • 5min
Exploring the Representation of 'Eve' and Identity in Poetry
30:46 • 2min
Exploring Myth and Lowercase Style in Poetry
32:34 • 6min
Exploration of Interconnectedness and Resilience in Poetry
38:16 • 3min