Answer: ritadove

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RITADOVEFirst black U.S. Poet Laureate
RITADOVE... the one for Peace by this "Thomas and Beulah" poet, ...
RITADOVEPoet honored with a 2011 National Medal of Arts
RITADOVE1993 U.S. poet laureate
RITADOVEFirst African-American US poet laureate
RITADOVEPulitzer-winning poet of 1987