DOVE, Rita Through the Ivory Gate New York: Vintage Books, (1993). Price: $75.00 Softcover. First Vintage Books edition. Wrappers. Fine. Warmly Inscribed by Dove to author Nicholas Delbanco. Item #278438 ISBN: 0679750800 Add to Cart Ask a Question item image Rita Dove birth name: Rita Dove born: 8/28/1952 View Reference Info Biography African-American writer and teacher who was named poet laureate of the United States in 1993. Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore