Rita Dove

About The Author

Rita Dove is the Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia. She was the Poet Laureate of the United States from 1993 to 1995, and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1987 for THOMAS AND BEULAH.

Books by Rita Dove

The Best American Poetry 2000
Edited by David Lehman
A mid an "explosion in the interest of poetry nationwide" (The New York Times), The Best American Poetry 2000 delivers one of the finest volumes yet in this renowned series. Guest editor Rita Dove, a distinguished figure in the poetry world and the second African-American poet ever to win ...
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