Rita Dove is Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, where she lives with her husband, German writer Fred Viebahn.

Rita Dove is married to fellow-writer Fred Viebahn and Cozy Apologia seems to be an affectionate tribute to him. The poem notes details of a couple's domestic life as writers, 'Twin desks ...

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Yet she draws comfort from filling the 'stolen time' resulting from the hurricane's approach with thoughts of Fred. In this episode ... ‘Cozy Apologia’ by Rita Dove and ‘Living Space ...

for Fred', 'the glossy blue/ My pen exudes ... with computers and office equipment, suggests Dove is writing about her own experiences as a writer. This intimate detail is one of the poem's ...