Rita Dove (Poet ) was born in Akron, Ohio, USA on a Thursday, August 28, 1952 🎈. Rita Dove is 72 years old. She is a Virgo ♍ and was born in the Year of the Dragon 🐉.
African-American poet who served as U.S. Poet Laureate from 1993-1995. Her best-known works include Sonata Mulattica and The Darker Face of the Earth.
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| FULL NAME: | Rita Dove |
| BIRTH DATE: | August 28, 1952 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Akron, Ohio, USA |
| AGE: | 72 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Virgo |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Dragon |
About
Rita Dove is a Poet. Rita was born in the 1950s, in the middle of the Baby Boomers Generation generation. Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during the post World War II baby boom. This generation is known for Rock and Roll, Woodstock, Elvis, the Beatles, miniskirts, and Barbies. Baby boomers have experienced some of the most important historical events, including the JFK Assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.
She and her husband Fred Viebahn became parents to a daughter named Aviva in 1983. Find out who is Rita Dove dating right now.
She attended Miami University and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
DID YOU KNOW She received the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for Thomas and Beulah, a collection published in 1986.
FACT During her time as U.S. Poet Laureate, she was interviewed by journalist Bill Moyers.
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Birthday
Currently, Rita Dove is 72 years old. Her next birthday is away. Rita will celebrate her 73rd birthday on a Thursday, August 28th. She shares a birthday with everyone who was born on August 28, 1952. Below is the countdown to her next birthday.
Zodiac
Rita Dove’s zodiac sign is Virgo. People born between the dates of August 23rd and September 22nd belong to the sixth sign of the zodiac, Virgo. Virgos are known for being humble, practical, and systematic in their approach to life. Cancer is the most compatible sign for Virgos.
Famous Virgo celebrities are Beyonce, Prince Harry, Cameron Diaz, Salma Hayek, Chris Pine, Jennifer Judson, Bernie Sanders, and Agatha Christie. Virgo ruling planet is Mercury. Astrologically, Mercury symbolizes communication. It is the closest planet planet to the sun.
Rita Dove was born in the Year of the Dragon. The dragon represents good luck, strength, and health in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Dragon are courageous, intelligent, natural born leaders, charismatic, and lucky. They can also sometimes be impetuous, inflexible, and brash.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Rita Dove is a 72 years old Poet, born in August, in the Year of the Dragon (1952), and is a Virgo. Her life path number is 8. Rita’s birthstone is Peridot and Sardonyx, and her birth flower is Gladiolus. You may also check out all famous birthdays in August or specifically birthdays on August 28.
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