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Popular As | Robert Hayden |
Occupation | Poet |
Age | 107 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Born | August 4, 1913 (Michigan) |
Birthday | August 4 |
Town/City | Michigan |
Nationality | Michigan |
Robert Haydenโs zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Robert Hayden was born in the Year of the Ox. Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.
First African-American Poet Laureate of the United States whose works include Those Winter Sundays and The Whipping. He is also famous for a sequence of poems on the subject of the Vietnam War.
He attended Wayne State University and the University of Michigan. He later taught at Fisk University.
His famous poetic work, Heart-Shape in the Dust, exemplifies his literary use of African-American vernacular speech.
He was raised by a foster family in Detroit, Michigan, and he grew up attending a Baptist church. After marrying Erma Inez Morris, he converted to the Baha'i Faith.
He was mentored by poet W.H. Auden.