Poet
The Resume
(February 9, 1874-May 12, 1925)
Born in Boston, Massachusetts
Published the poetry collections 'A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass' (1912), 'Sword Blades and Poppy Seeds' (1914), 'Men Women and Ghosts' (1916)and 'What's O'Clock' (1925)
Why she might be annoying
She never went to college because it was not considered proper for an upper-class lady.
She liked to sleep in until three in the afternoon.
She feuded with Ezra Pound.
When World War I broke out, she complained, 'And it was this month that my book of poems was coming out here. What attention will it get with this going on?'
Worried about a possible wartime shortage, she ordered 10,000 of her favorite cigar brand.
Why she might not be annoying
Other poets mocked her weight problem (caused by a glandular condition), with Pound calling her a 'hippopoetess.'
She was influenced by John Keats and wrote a biography of him.
She wrote erotic poems for actress Ada Dwyer Russell.
She won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for 'What's O'Clock.'
Credit: C. Fishel
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Year In Review:
For 2019, as of last week, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 31 Votes: 93.55% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 36 Votes: 69.44% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 37 Votes: 54.05% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
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