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Also known as Louise Mary Bogan

American poet (1897-1970)

Person · Open Library

Born
11 August 1897
Died
4 February 1970
Works
39

Top works

  • Short Stories from the New Yorker
  • Glass Bees
  • The Britannica Library of Great American Writing - Volume II
  • Poetry in Crystal
  • Selected criticism; prose, poetry

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1897-08-11
Active to
1970-02-04

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,182
Total plays
4,457

Tags

female vocalistbluesUSAClassicalpoetry

Louise Bogan (August 11, 1897 – February 4, 1970) was an American poet. She was appointed the fourth Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress in 1945. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Louise+Bogan">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Quotes

  • Women have no wilderness in them, They are provident instead, Content in the tight hot cell of their hearts To eat dusty bread.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Louise
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Livermore Falls
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
poetry
Image
Louise Marie Bogan.gif
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date of birth
1897-08-11
date of death
1970-02-04
influenced by
Henry James
writing language
English language
Commons category
Louise Bogan
Sources (4)

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