Rita Dove, Bernard I Rosen Memorial Lecture

1040 Copley Road,Akron OH 44320

01 December, 2022

Description

The Bernard I Rosen Memorial Lecture series is funded through the Jewish Community Board of Akron. Join us for a free presentation by Dr. Rita Dove on Thursday, December 1st at 7PM. American poet, writer, and teacher, Dr. Dove was the first African American to serve as Poet Laureate of the United States at the Library of Congress. Additionally, she is a Pulitzer Prize winner, National Book Award finalist, NAACP Image Award winner, and was presented the National Humanities Medal by President Bill Clinton and the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama. She is the only poet to receive both medals. This December, the Bernard I. Rosen Memorial Lecture will welcome Dr. Dove back to her hometown of Akron for a community event at the John R. Buchtel Community Learning Center. Registration is free and seating is first-come, first-served. The Bernard I Rosen Memorial Lecture series extends our thanks to partners from across greater Akron who helped to make this event possible Sponsors Akron-Summit County Public Library Akron Public Schools ArtsNow Partners Akron Art Museum Akron Black Artist Guild Akron Urban League Art Possible Ohio Direction Home Elizabeth’s Bookshop & Writing Centre Equity Lane LLC International Institute of Akron Summit County DEIA Advisory Board for Arts & Culture Summit County Historical Society University of Akron, MFA Program UA Press, The University of Akron Wick Poetry Center, Kent State University