Lola Ridge stands as a compelling and somewhat enigmatic figure in the landscape of early twentieth-century American poetry. While her name may not resonate with the same immediate recognition as her contemporaries Ezra Pound, H.D., or William Carlos Williams, her contribution to the modernist movement was profound, particularly in her fusion of avant-garde aesthetics with unflinching social realism. Born on December…
“I shall try to show that woman has not only a creative will, but a very great future in creative art.”
Neighbourhood:
American Poets, Edwardian Poets, Irish Poets, Modernist Poets, Political Poets, Social Justice Poets, Women Poets
Emotional landscape: Sorrow, Despair, Irony
Ella Wheeler Wilcox was born on 5 November 1850 in Johnstown Center, Wisconsin, a rural community whose fields, seasons, family routines, and wide horizons remained central to her imaginative life. She died on 30 October 1919 at her home in Short Beach, Connecticut, only days before her sixty-ninth birthday. Between those dates she became one of the most widely read poets in the United States. Her name was known in p…
“It is your duty to aid in removing these obstacles and in making the road a safe and clear thoroughfare for all who journey.”
Neighbourhood:
American Poets, Edwardian Poets, Nature Poets, Victorian Poets, Women Poets
Emotional landscape: Longing, Spirituality, Sorrow
