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Rita Dove

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American poet and author

Born 1952-08-28

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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: The American Experience
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    Cover of edition prenticehalllite00na Cover of edition prenticehalllite00duer Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_y5z1 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_i1u3 First published in 1999 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The Best American Poetry 2000
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    Cover of edition bestamericanpoet00blyr Cover of edition bestamericanpoet0000unse_l6n5 First published in 2000 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall: Literature: The American Experience
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    Cover of edition prenticehalllite11koel Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_z5s3 Cover of edition prenticehalllite00koel_0 First published in 1989 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Through the ivory gate: a novel
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    Cover of edition throughivorygate00dove Cover of edition throughivorygat000dove First published in 1992 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: On the Bus with Rosa Parks: Poems
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    Cover of edition onbuswithrosapar00dove First published in 1999 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The darker face of the earth: a verse play in fourteen scenes
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    Cover of edition darkerfaceofeart00dove First published in 1994 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Grace Notes: Poems
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    Cover of edition gracenotespoems0000dove First published in 1989 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Mother love: poems
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    First published in 1995 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The yellow house on the corner: poems
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    First published in 1980 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Museum: Poems
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    First published in 1983 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Collected poems: 1974--2004

    First published in 2016 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Fifth Sunday: Stories
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    First published in 1985 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: American Smooth: Poems
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    First published in 2004 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Sonata Mulattica: Poems

    First published in 2010 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Related Readings
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    Cover of edition adventuresofhuck0000twai_e8i8 First published in 1997 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Selected poems
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    Cover of edition selectedpoems00dove First published in 1993 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Poet In Person: featuring the work of Rita Dove.

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  • Cover of: Thomas and Beulah: poems

    First published in 1986 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Into a Light Both Brilliant and Unseen: Conversations with Contemporary Black Poets

    First published in 2010 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Sonata Mulattica: A Life in Five Movements and a Short Play

    First published in 2009 — 2 editions
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Photo of Rita Dove

American poet and author

Born 1952-08-28

Subjects

American poetry, Poetry, Poetry (poetic works by one author), African Americans, Women authors, Fiction, African American authors, American literature, Drama, Afro-Americans, American poetry (collections), 20th century, Fiction, general, History, Slaves, African American women, Afro-American women, American Civil War, American Poets, Blacks, Classic Literature, Cold War, Confederacy, Drama (dramatic works by one author), Historical drama, Juvenile audience

Places

United States, Alabama, Andover, Barbados, China, Eastern Europe, England, Mallard residence, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Milford meeting house, Owl Creek Bridge, Salem, Salem (Mass.), Soviet Union, Florida, Fountain of Youth, Mississippi River, Missouri, South Carolina, Southern States

People

Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Arthur Miller (1915-), Betty Parris, Brently Mallard, Bridget Bishop, Devil, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Proctor, Ezekiel Cheever, George Herrick, George Jacobs, Giles Corey, God, John Hale, John Hathorne, John Proctor, Josephine, Louise Mallard, Martha Corey, Mary Warren, Mercy Lewis, Mr. Hooper, Peyton Farquhar, Rebecca Nurse

Time

20th century, 19th century, 1692, 1861-1865, 1861-65, American Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1775-1865, December

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January 19, 2024 Edited by bitnapper Added new photo
January 19, 2024 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
January 19, 2024 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import