Marianne Craig Moore emerged from the American Modernist movement as one of its most distinctive and enigmatic voices, a poet whose meticulous attention to detail and refusal to conform to conventional poetic forms revolutionized twentieth-century verse. Born on November 15, 1887, in Kirkwood, Missouri, and passing away on February 5, 1972, in New York City, Moore lived through nearly the entire span of modern Americ…
“The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.”
Neighbourhood:
American Poets, Imagist Poets, Modernist Poets, Women Poets
Emotional landscape: Wonder, Peace, Sorrow
In the annals of early twentieth-century English poetry, few voices captured the essence of maritime life with such authenticity and vigor as Cicely Fox Smith. Born on February 1, 1882, in Lymm, Cheshire, she would become one of the most distinctive poets of the sea, a woman who carved out a remarkable niche in a literary world dominated by male voices, particularly in the traditionally masculine domain of nautical v…
Neighbourhood:
Edwardian Poets, Folk & Ballad Poets, Georgian Poets
Emotional landscape: Joy, Sorrow, Fear
