‘Poetry is Language at its’ — Rita Dove Quote Tee | RQuéV Black-on-White Literary Tee — Classic Tee

“Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.” Rita Dove — the first Black U.S. Poet Laureate, appointed in 1993 — has long defended poetry as language boiled down to its most concentrated form. Every word carries maximum weight, which is what makes a poem land harder than a paragraph ten times its size.

**Bella+Canvas 3001 — Classic Tee (White, Crisp finish).** 100% Airlume combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 32 singles — smooth, tight-knit, holds crisp type. Unisex retail fit, crew neck, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold inside-out with like colors, no fabric softener, tumble dry low or hang dry, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).

**Bella+Canvas 3001 — Classic Tee (Black, Color finish).** 100% Airlume combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 32 singles. Unisex retail fit, crew neck, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold inside-out with like colors, no fabric softener, tumble dry low or hang dry, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).