Rita Dove

Short bio of Rita Dove

      Rita Dove , an essayist and poet, served as the poet laureate of the Library of Congress from 1993 to 1995 as well as for the commonwealth of Virginia from 2004 to 2006.  

      An African American woman who serves as a great role model for all women , Rita won a Pulitzer prize as well in 1987. Her resume is somewhat of a who's who in literary awards and one would be hard pressed not to say perhaps she is one of the most decorated writers in modern times if not history .

     Miss Dove is also a wife and mother of a daughter.  She was born in 1970 and currently resides in Virginia where she holds a chair on the board of the university where she is an English professor.