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Rita Dove

Born: January 01, 1970

Nationality: American

Occupation: Poet, author

Biography: Rita Frances Dove is an American poet and author. From 1993 1995 she served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. She was the first African American to be appointed since the position was created by an act of Congress in 1986 out of the previous consultant in poetry position.

Rita Dove

“All of us have moments in our childhood where we come alive for the first time. And we go back to those moments and think, This is when I became myself.”

- Rita Dove

Source/Notes: "Conversations with Rita Dove", edited by Earl G. Ingersoll, Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2003, p. 137, "Brushed by an Angel's Wings, Grace Cavalieri, 1995" - ISBN: 9781578065509

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Rita Dove

“Being Poet Laureate made me realize I was capable of a larger voice. There is a more public utterance I can make as a poet.”

- Rita Dove

Source/Notes: Interview on April 8, 1997 by Jesse Kornbluth (BookpgJK)

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Rita Dove

“Being true to yourself really means being true to all the complexities of the human spirit.”

- Rita Dove

Source/Notes: "An Online Interview with Rita Dove", June 18, 1994, Las Vegas, Nevada

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Rita Dove

“For many years, I thought a poem was a whisper overheard, not an aria heard.”

- Rita Dove

Source/Notes: Interview on April 8, 1997 by Jesse Kornbluth (BookpgJK)

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Rita Dove

“For years, I had heard about the lack of interest in literature in the U.S. and I had complained about it. I failed to understand how people could fail to be moved by art.”

- Rita Dove

Source/Notes: Interview on April 8, 1997 by Jesse Kornbluth (BookpgJK)

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Rita Dove

“Have you ever heard a good joke? If you've ever heard someone just right, with the right pacing, then you're already on the way to poetry. It's about using words in very precise ways and using gesture.”

- Rita Dove

Source/Notes: "An Online Interview with Rita Dove", June 18, 1994, Las Vegas, Nevada

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“I believe people may have a predisposition for artistic creativity. It doesn't mean they're going to make it.”

- Rita Dove

Source/Notes: Interview on April 8, 1997 by Jesse Kornbluth (BookpgJK)

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Rita Dove

“I carry a notebook with me everywhere. But that's only the first step.”

- Rita Dove

Source/Notes: Interview on April 8, 1997 by Jesse Kornbluth (BookpgJK)

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Rita Dove

“I didn't know writers could be real live people, because I never knew any writers.”

- Rita Dove

Source/Notes: "An Online Interview with Rita Dove", June 18, 1994, Las Vegas, Nevada

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Rita Dove

“I have a high guilt quotient. A poem can go through as many as 50 or 60 drafts. It can take from a day to two years-or longer.”

- Rita Dove

Source/Notes: Interview on April 8, 1997 by Jesse Kornbluth (BookpgJK)

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