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I think that when a poem can move readers across generations and across its specific class or race then it becomes truly classic.
Rita Dove
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Rita Dove
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 28
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Rita Frances Dove
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People write me from all over the country, asking me, and sometimes even telling me, what they think a poet laureate should do. I found that immensely valuable.
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A good poem is like a bouillon cube. It's concentrated and it nourishes you when you need it.
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The joy of working at something to find out what it means to me is what I grew up with.
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I was appointed Poet Laureate. It came totally out of the blue because most Poet Laureates had been considerably older than I. It was not something that I even had begun to dream about!
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