Rita Dove
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 71 |
| Date of birth | August 28,1952 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Akron |
| Ohio | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Fred Viebahn |
| Movies/Shows | Faces In The Mirror |
| Unearthed and Understood | |
| Rita Dove: An American Poet | |
| Awards | United States Poet Laureate |
| Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | |
| National Medal of Arts | |
| National Humanities Medal | |
| Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service | |
| NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry | |
| Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada | |
| Glamour Woman of the Year Award | |
| Alma mater | Miami University |
| Children | Aviva Dove-Viebahn |
| Parents | Elvira Hord |
| Ray Dove | |
| Books | Thomas and Beulah |
| Mother Love | |
| American Smooth | |
| On the Bus with Rosa Parks | |
| Education | The University of Iowa |
| Miami University | |
| Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen | |
| John R Buchtel CLC | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 413575 |
Rita Dove Life story
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.
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