Rita Dove
Rita Frances Dove is an American poet and essayist. From 1993 to 1995, she served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. She is the first African American to have been appointed since the position was created by an act of Congress in 1986 from the previous "consultant in poetry" position (1937–86).
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- Born in
- Akron
- Educated at
- Miami UniversityBuchtel High SchoolUniversity of TübingenUniversity of Iowa
- Awards
- 🏆 honorary doctor of the University of Miami🏆 Q110813485🏆 honorary doctorate from Emory University🏆 honorary degree from Spelman College🏆 Heinz Award
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1952
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