- Robert Hayden: Biography Poems Themes Quotes Vaia Original...
- Robert Hayden was an African-American poet, essayist, and educator, born in the Paradise Valley Slum section in Detroit. His father left his mother before...
- Hayden was the first African American to be appointed as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress.
- The first major accolade accorded to Robert Hayden came as spontaneous pronouncement following his recitation of his mass chant, "These...
- Robert Hayden served as U.S. Poet Laureate from 1976 to 1978. He was the first person of African descent to serve, but his selection was notable in other ways...
- Robert Hayden was born Asa Bundy Sheffey in 1913 in Detroit, Michigan. His parents separated before his birth, and he was fostered by a fractured, conflicted...
- Robert Hayden (1913-1980) was a renowned African-American poet, essayist, and educator. He was the first African-American US Poet Laureate, serving...
- Robert Hayden won the Grand Prize for Poetry at the first World African Festival of Arts for his 1965 collection, A Ballad of Remembrance.