Rita Dove - Wikipedia
WEBRita Dove was born in Akron, Ohio, to Ray Dove, one of the first African-American chemists to work in the U.S. tire industry (as a research chemist at Goodyear), and Elvira Hord, who achieved honors in high school and would share her passion for reading with her daughter. [4] [5] In 1970, Dove graduated from Buchtel High School as a …
Rita Dove | The Poetry Foundation
WEBRita Dove (she/her) was born in Akron, Ohio in 1952. A 1970 Presidential Scholar, she attended Miami University of Ohio, Universität Tübingen in Germany, and the University of Iowa, where she earned her creative writing MFA in 1977.
Rita Dove | Biography, Books, & Facts | Britannica
WEBAug 24, 2024 · Rita Dove (born August 28, 1952, Akron, Ohio, U.S.) is an American poet, writer, and teacher who was the first African American to serve as poet laureate of the United States (1993–95). Dove was ranked one of the top hundred high-school students in the country in 1970, and she was named a Presidential Scholar. …
About Rita Dove - Academy of American Poets
WEBRita Dove was born in Akron, Ohio, on August 28, 1952. A poet and writer, she was a high school Presidential Scholar and graduated with a BA in English from Miami University of Ohio in 1973. She then studied German poetry as a Fulbright Scholar at Universität Tübingen before getting an MFA in creative writing from the University of Iowa.
Rita Dove - Poems, Books & Parsely - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · Writer Rita Dove was the youngest person and the first African American to be appointed Poet Laureate Consultant by the Library of Congress. She has also won the Pulitzer for her book 'Thomas and ...
Rita Dove: Selections | The Poetry Foundation
WEBApr 2, 2023 · Rita Dove (1952–present) was awarded the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for her third collection of poetry, Thomas and Beulah. Her Collected Poems 1974–2004 was a National Book Award finalist and an NAACP Image Award winner. From 1993 to 1995, Dove served as U.S. Poet Laureate.
Rita Dove - Library of Congress
WEBRita Dove was born in Akron, Ohio, in 1952. She is the author of 11 collections of poetry, most recently “Playlist from the Apocalypse: Poems” (2021). Since 1989, Dove has taught at the University of Virginia, where she is currently the …
Rita Dove - Folger Shakespeare Library
WEBRita Dove. Rita Dove was born in Akron, Ohio in 1952. A 1970 Presidential Scholar, she attended Miami University of Ohio, Universität Tübingen in Germany, and the University of Iowa, where she earned her creative writing MFA in 1977. In 1987 she received the Pulitzer Prize for her third collection of poetry, Thomas and Beulah, and from 1993 ...
Leading Us to Revelation: On Rita Dove | The Poetry Foundation
WEBApr 2, 2023 · Leading Us to Revelation: On Rita Dove. BY Jericho Brown. Originally Published: April 02, 2023. Rita Dove won the Pulitzer Prize when I was in elementary school, and she was the US poet laureate by the time I was in high school. From the first time a teacher told me Dove’s name, I have made it my duty to be a student of her work.
Rita Dove - Poetry Center
WEBRita Dove received the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for Thomas and Beulah and served as U.S. Poet Laureate from 1993–1995. Spanning forty-plus years with translations on all continents, her oeuvre includes many genres; besides her numerous poetry collections – most recently Playlist for the Apocalypse – she has authored short stories, essays, the novel Through the Ivory Gate,
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