Heavenly belated birthday wishes Robert Hayden! Born August 4, 1913 in Detroit, Robert Hayden was an African 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. He died in 1980. He authored a few works. The collected poems was published posthumously.
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