Poet Laureate Rita Dove: What It Means to "Promote" Poetry

Living Poet Trubute Poll: Final Tally!

Amiri Baraka

10 (11%)

Sandra Maria Esteves

4 (4%)

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

9 (10%)

Piri Thomas

4 (4%)

Sonia Sanchez

6 (6%)

Maya Angelou

23 (26%)

Nikki Giovanni

9 (10%)

Jayne Cortez

1 (1%)

Rita Dove

5 (5%)

Tato Laviera

5 (5%)

Maxine Kumin

3 (3%)

Abiodun Oyewole

3 (3%)

Ntozake Shange

5 (5%)


Votes: 87

Living Poet Tribute Poll - Only 5 Days Left!

This is the way the poll stands:

Amiri Baraka

9 (12%)

Sandra Maria Esteves

4 (5%)

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

8 (10%)

Piri Thomas

3 (4%)

Sonia Sanchez

5 (6%)

Maya Angelou

17 (23%)

Nikki Giovanni

7 (9%)

Jayne Cortez

1 (1%)

Rita Dove

4 (5%)

Tato Laviera

5 (6%)

Maxine Kumin

2 (2%)

Abiodun Oyewole

3 (4%)

Ntozake Shange

5 (6%)

Votes so far: 73
Days left to vote: 5

If You Can't Be Free Be A Mystery: The Poetry of Rita Dove

Rita Dove, former Poet Laureate of the U.S. and recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, is one of the most honored figures in modern American literature. Among Dove's many honors is the 1993 NAACP Great American Artist Award. Series: "Artists on the Cutting Edge."

Poet/Prof. Rita Dove Offers Advice for Making a Career of Poetry.