Rita Dove

Rita Dove

Actor

Akron, Ohio, USA
August 28, 1952

Biography

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 taught creative writing at Arizona State University from 1981 to 1989, and received the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.

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Representative Works

Anthem
Anthem
5.4
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Rita Dove: An American Poet
Rita Dove: An American Poet
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Tell About the South: Voices in Black and White
Tell About the South: Voices in Black and White
7.0
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Faces in the Mirror
Faces in the Mirror
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Anthem
1997Nominee

Best Performance

Anthem

Rita Dove: An American Poet
2014Nominee

Best Performance

Rita Dove: An American Poet