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Dolores Kendrick

Dolores Kendrick (1927–2017) was an American poet and writer.

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Ms. Dolores Kendrick, Poet Laureate of the Disctrict of Columbia, reciting the poen "The Dresser" by Walt Whitman at the dedication of the AIDS Memorial at the Dupont Metro Station, Q St. entrance

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Biography

Born at Washington, D.C. in 1927, died in Washington, D.C. in 2017.

Dolores Kendrick studied at Normal School for Colored Girls.

Employment is recorded with Phillips Exeter Academy.

Distinctions recorded are Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.

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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 21 August 2026.

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