We can not end National Poetry Month without mentioning short story writer and poet, Edgar Allan Poe. His writings transformed horror fiction with short story classics such as “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Raven,” and “The Fall of the House of…
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Sara Teasdale
In honor of National Poetry Month, let’s learn about the poet, Sara Teasdale. Teasdale was a popular, early 20th century poet who paved the way for the success of future female poets, such as Edna St. Vincent Millay, Margaret Widdemer,…
Helen Hunt Jackson
Helen Hunt Jackson was an accomplished poet, author, and activist in the 19th century. A couple of her written works, A Century of Dishonor (1881) and Ramona (1884), advocated against the mistreatment of Native Americans by the US government. Jackson…