Rita Dove

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

4

Gender

Female

Birthday

1952-08-28 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Akron, Ohio, USA

Rita Dove

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.

Known For

  • Anthem

    Anthem

  • Faces in the Mirror

    Faces in the Mirror

  • Tell About the South: Voices in Black and White

    Tell About the South: Voices in Black and White

  • Rita Dove: An American Poet

    Rita Dove: An American Poet