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Rita Dove

1952 - Today

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Rita Frances Dove (born August 28, 1952) 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 (1937–86). Dove also received an appointment as "special consultant in poetry" for the Library of Congress's bicentennial year from 1999 to 2000. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Rita Dove is the 7,240th most popular writer (down from 7,047th in 2024), the 17,306th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,045th in 2019) and the 1,164th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Rita Dove ranks 7,240 out of 7,302. Before her are Vanessa Taylor, Lev Grossman, Min Jin Lee, Garth Nix, Paula White-Cain, and Ngarmpun Vejjajiva. After her are Hanne Ørstavik, Charlotte Roche, Tamara Duda, Meena Alexander, Frances Hardinge, and Victoria Francés.

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Among people born in 1952, Rita Dove ranks 784. Before her are Armelia McQueen, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Peter Tatchell, Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Prakash Jha, and Ronald M. Sega. After her are Lee Morin, Marvin Barnes, Charles Camarda, Terence T. Henricks, Earl Ray Tomblin, and Pat Summitt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rita Dove ranks 17,313 out of 20,380. Before her are Ethan Cutkosky (1999), Kayleigh McEnany (1988), Melissa Morrison-Howard (1971), Doug Collins (1966), Jon Heder (1977), and Atticus Shaffer (1998). After her are Florencia Lozano (1969), Destin Daniel Cretton (1978), Casey Neistat (1981), Jeff Ayres (1987), Roy Lee (1969), and Hilary Lindh (1969).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Rita Dove ranks 1,164. Before her are Clay Shirky (1964), Al Roker (1954), Becca Fitzpatrick (1979), Vanessa Taylor (1970), Lev Grossman (1969), and Paula White-Cain (1966). After her are Ian Brennan (1978), Jim Cornette (1961), Chris Savino (1962), Margot Lee Shetterly (1969), Tom Bergeron (1955), and Kristin Cashore (1976).

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