Rita Dove

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rita Dove
Occupation	Poet
Date Of Birth	Aug 28, 1952(1952-08-28)
Age	72
Birthplace	Akron
Country	United States
Birth City	Ohio
Horoscope	Leo

Rita Dove Biography

Rita Dove is one of the most popular and richest Poet who was born on August 28, 1952 in Akron, Ohio, United States. African-American poet who was elected as the U.S. From 1993-1995, Poet Laureate. Sonata Mulattica, and The Darker Side of the Earth are her most well-known works.

She was the U.S. Poet Laureate during her tenure. She was interviewed by During her time as U.S. Poet Laureate, she was interviewed by journalist Bill Moyers., a journalist and poet Laureate.

Rita Dove was born in Akron, Ohio, to Ray Dove, one of the first African- American chemists to work in the U.S. tire industry (as research chemist at Goodyear), and Elvira Hord, who achieved honors in high school and would share her passion for reading with her daughter. In 1970, Dove graduated from Buchtel High School as a Presidential Scholar. Later, Dove graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. from Miami University in 1973. In 1974, she held a Fulbright Scholarship from University of Tübingen, Germany. She received her MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop at the University of Iowa in 1977.

Dove married Fred Viebahn, a German-born writer, in 1979; they first met in the summer of 1976 when she was a graduate student in the Iowa Writers Workshop and he spent a semester as a Fulbright fellow in the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program. They lived in Oberlin, Ohio from 1977 to 1979 while Viebahn taught in the Oberlin College German department, and spent extended periods of time in Germany, Ireland and Israel, before moving to Arizona in 1981. Their daughter, Aviva Dove-Viebahn, was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1983. The couple are avid ballroom dancers, and have participated in a number of showcase performances. Dove and her husband live in Charlottesville, Virginia.

In 1983, she and Fred Viebahn were married to Aviva.

Rita Dove Net Worth

Rita Dove is one of the richest Poet from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rita Dove 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a graduate of Miami University and Iowa Writers Workshop.

The Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for Thomas and Beulah was awarded to her, which she published in 1986.

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. Dove is the second African American to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, in 1987, and she served as the Poet Laureate of Virginia from 2004 to 2006.

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Who is Rita Dove Dating?

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In 1994, she published the play The Darker Face of the Earth (revised stage version 1996), which premiered at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon in 1996 (first European production: Royal National Theatre, London, 1999). She collaborated with composer John Williams on the song cycle Seven for Luck (first performance: Boston Symphony, Tanglewood, 1998, conducted by the composer). For “America’s Millennium”, the White House’s 1999/2000 New Year’s celebration, Ms. Dove contributed — in a live reading at the Lincoln Memorial, accompanied by John Williams’ music — a poem to Steven Spielberg’s documentary The Unfinished Journey.

Facts & Trivia

Rita Ranked on the list of most popular Poet. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rita Dove celebrates birthday on August 28 of every year.

Rita Dove also served as a Special Bicentennial Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1999/2000, along with Louise Glück and W. S. Merwin. In 2004, then-governor Mark Warner of Virginia appointed her to a two-year position as Poet Laureate of Virginia. In her public posts, Dove concentrated on spreading the word about poetry and increasing public awareness of the benefits of literature. As United States Poet Laureate, for example, she brought together writers to explore the African diaspora through the eyes of its artists.

Top Facts about Rita Dove

1. Rita Dove is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet.
2. She was the first African-American Poet Laureate of the United States.
3. Dove has published over 10 poetry collections and numerous other works.
4. She served as Poet Laureate from 1993-1995.
5. Dove was born in Akron, Ohio in 1952.
6. She attended Miami University and later earned her MFA at the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
7. In addition to poetry, she has written plays, essays, and novels.
8. Dove has received numerous awards for her work including the National Humanities Medal in 2011.
9. Her writing often explores themes of history, race, and identity.
10. Dove currently teaches creative writing at the University of Virginia.

What was Rita Dove most famous poem?

Rita Dove’s eerie “Parsley” is one of her most famous works; she read that poem at the White House.

What is Rita Dove most known for?

Rita Dove, in full Rita Frances Dove, (born August 28, 1952, Akron, Ohio, U.S.), American poet, writer, and teacher who was the first African American to serve as poet laureate of the United States (1993–95).

Where is Rita Dove now?

Dove is currently Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

Who is Rita Dove husband?

Fred Viebahn

What is the theme of adolescence I by Rita Dove?

This is one of Rita Dove’s famous poems, “Adolescence I”. The poem reveals her childhood memories before the change of her life has started. This poem reflects the innocence of a child before turning into the change of the century: becoming a teenager.