Robert Hayden
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 43 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 4,1913 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Detroit |
| Michigan | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | February 25,1980 |
| Died | Ann Arbor |
| Michigan | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Erma Morris |
| Parents | Asa Sheffey |
| Ruth Sheffey | |
| Job | Teacher |
| Poet | |
| Professor | |
| Essayist | |
| Education | University of Michigan |
| Wayne State University | |
| Books | American journal |
| Words in the mourning time | |
| Angle of Ascent: New and Selected Poems | |
| The night-blooming cereus | |
| Kaleidoscope; poems by American Negro poets | |
| From Yugoslavia to the Western Balkans: Studies of a European Disunion, 1991-2011 | |
| 7 African-American Scientists | |
| 11 African-American Doctors | |
| Person, Place, and Point of View: Factual Prose for Interpretation and Extension | |
| Nine African-American Inventors: Achievers: African-Americans in Science and Technology | |
| Notabl award | Library of Congress |
| Alma mater | Wayne State University |
| University of Michigan | |
| Notabl work | Heart Shape in the Dust |
| A Ballad of Remembrance | |
| Awards | United States Poet Laureate |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 431724 |
Robert Hayden Life story
Robert Hayden was an American poet, essayist, and educator. He served as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1976 to 1978, a role today known as US Poet Laureate. He was the first African-American writer to hold the office.
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