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About Robert Hayden
Robert Hayden was an American poet, essayist, and educator. He served as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1976 to 1978, a role today known as U.S. Poet Laureate. He was the first African-American writer to hold the office.
Everything about Robert Hayden →- Occupation
- poet, performing artist, lighting designer, dancer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- August 4, 1913
- Died
- February 25, 1980