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I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal funding.
Rita Dove
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Rita Dove
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 28
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Akron
Ohio
Rita Frances Dove
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