The Resume

(March 23, 1905-February 22, 1978)
Born in Ontario, Oregon
Wrote the poetry collections 'Times Three,' 'Stones from Glass Houses,' 'On the Contrary,' 'One More Manhattan,' and 'Husbands Are Difficult'
Wrote the children's books 'How Mrs. Santa Claus Saved Christmas,' 'Blunderbus,' and 'Boys Are Awful'

Why she might be annoying:

She is barely remembered today.
She was a smoker.
Her poems were almost always about domestic life in the suburbs.
She wrote light verse exclusively.
She was an antifeminist who wrote about domestic joys while pursuing a successful writing career.

Why she might not be annoying:

Her book 'Times Three' won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry (1961).
Her poems showed a brilliant grasp of rhythm and technique.
She had an unstable childhood and moved a lot.
She received a lot of honorary degrees.

Credit: Truffle

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 20th Century Poets
• A.M. and P.M.
• Children's Book Authors
• I Attended University of Southern California
• I Attended University of Utah
• I Died in 1978 (Ranked: 72)
• Look at Me, I'm on the Cover of Time
• Look at My Magazine Cover
• Poets
• Profiles 34501-34750 (Ranked: 34583)
• The Truffle's Profiles [Series 3]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 64.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying