Bibliography: BIB39732

Key	BIB39732
Reference type	Book
Title	Robert Earl Hayden : A Man, a Pencil, and Poetry for All People
Series title	Change Maker
Author	Engle, Susan
Year	2025
Publisher	Bellwood Press
Place published	Evanston, IL
Issue	7.
ISBN	9781618512741
Abstract	Robert Hayden was the first African-American Poet Laureate of the United States. Born in Detroit, he attended Detroit City College (now Wayne State University) and eventually earned a Master of Arts in English Literature from the University of Michigan. He became a Bahá’í in 1943, and in 1966, he was awarded grand prize for poetry at the First World Festival of Negro Arts. In 1975, he was appointed Poet Laureate. Hayden believed that art and literature have the power to unite, illuminate, and inspire across ancestral and cultural lines. In a 1971 interview, he said, “As a Bahá’í I am committed to belief in the fundamental oneness of all races, the essential oneness of mankind, to the vision of world unity. And these are increasingly powerful influences on my poetry today.”
Language	English
Keywords	HAYDEN, ROBERT; POETRY; BIOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE
Number of pages	x, 172
Call number	BP395 .H392 E534 2025 (BWC - COLLINS)