Rita Dove
Rita Frances Dove (born August 28, 1952) is an American poet and writer. She teaches English and Creative Writing at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.[1]
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| Born | Rita Frances Dove August 28, 1952 Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | Miami University University of Tübingen University of Iowa |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1987) United States Poet Laureate (1993–95) Poet Laureate of Virginia (2004–06) 1996 National Humanities Medal 2011 National Medal of Arts 2019 Wallace Stevens Award 2021 American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal 2022 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize 2022 Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry |
| Spouse | Fred Viebahn (m. 1979) |
| Children | 1 |
In 1987 she became the second African American (after Gwendolyn Brooks in 1950) to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. She won for her third book of poetry, Thomas and Beulah.[2]
From 1993 to 1995, she was the first African American to work as the United States Poet Laureate.[3] She was the Poet Laureate of Virginia from 2004–2006.[1]
Dove has won many awards for her work. These include the National Humanities Medal in 1996 and the National Medal of Arts in 2011. In 2022 she won the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize.[2]
Some Books
- Thomas and Beulah, Carnegie-Mellon University Press, 1986
- Through the Ivory Gate, Pantheon Books, 1992
- Selected Poems, Pantheon/Vintage, 1993
- Mother Love, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1995
- The Poet's World, Library of Congress, 1995
- On the Bus with Rosa Parks , W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1999
- Collected Poems: 1974-2004, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2016
- Playlist for the Apocalypse, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2021
Rita Dove Media
Still from the documentary “Rita Dove: An American Poet”, shot in Staunton, Virginia
Dove and then-national youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman at the "Furious Flower" gala in Washington, D.C., September 27, 2019
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Department of English". english.as.virginia.edu. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rita Dove". Poetry Foundation. January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ↑ "History of the Position | Poet Laureate | Poetry & Literature | Programs | Library of Congress". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
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