Tag: George Augustus Bridgetower

  • Pulitzer-Winning Poet Dove Gives Rall Cultural Lecture nih record Volume LVX, Number 8 (2013-04-12) Carla Garnett Any ‘Discovery…a Little Bit of Poetry’ A mixed-race violin prodigy, a self-proclaimed “African prince” and Beethoven (yes, the Beethoven). That unlikely trio provides much of the fascinating storyline in poet Rita Dove’s latest book, Sonata Mulattica. The Pulitzer-winning former…

  • In a book-length lyric narrative inspired by history and imagination, a much celebrated poet re-creates the life of a nineteenth-century virtuoso violinist.