Rita Dove

Rita Frances Dove (born August 28, 1952 in Akron, Ohio, USA) is a United States poet and author. She served as Poet Laureate of the United States and Consultant to the Library of Congress from 1993 to 1995.

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She received her undergraduate degree in English in 1973 from Miami University of Ohio and spent two semesters as a Fulbright Scholar at the Universit?t T?bingen in Germany. She earned her Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Iowa in 1977.

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Her most famous work is Thomas and Beulah published by Carnegie Mellon University Press in 1986, a collection of poems based on the lives of her grandparents, for which she received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1987.

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She taught creative writing at Arizona State University from 1981 to 1989 and now holds the chair as Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia.

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Rita Dove writes many poems about African Americans, but also focuses on other subjects of a more universal nature. As Rita Dove says (not verbatim, possibly even misattributed, please fix if you find the real quote) "I write about human nature to show that we are not just blacks, but also human beings as well."

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August 28: August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining....

1952: 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar)....

Akron, Ohio: Akron is located in Summit County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 217,074. It is the largest city in Summit County and is the county seat ....

Rita Dove related Images and Photos (experimental)

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Rita a Las 3:30	Angel Dove	Billy Dove	Dove of Peace