| U.S. poet laureate of the 1990s |
Premier Sunday |
25 Jan 2026 |
| "On the Bus With Rosa Parks" poet |
USA Today |
27 Oct 2025 |
| First African-American woman to hold the post of U.S. poet laureate |
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| *First African-American U.S. poet laureate |
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| First African-American US poet laureate |
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| ... the one for Peace by this "Thomas and Beulah" poet, ... |
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| Poet honored with a 2011 National Medal of Arts |
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| Poet honored with a 2011 National Medal of Arts |
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| First black U.S. Poet Laureate |
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| Pulitzer-winning poet of 1987 |
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| 1993 U.S. poet laureate |
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