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Lowell, Amy

(1874-1925) American writer. Amy Lowell is known as a cigar-smoking Modernist poet. Lowell wrote 10 books of poetry, a collection of Chinese translations, 3 books of literary essays, and a 2-volume biography of Keats.

A Student's History of American Literature

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Amy Lowell Collections

Amy Lowell (1874-1925) was an Modernist poet, essayist, biographer, reviewer, and translator, who traveled around the world and collected rare books and manuscripts. Much of her education was accomplished with her voracious appetite for reading in her father's 7,000-volume library. Her first poem was written at the age of nine, but she didn't become a poet until later in life (1902). Read the poetry and works of Amy Lowell.

Amy Lowell: Selected Poems

Amy Lowell was a modernist American poet, who was part of a new generation of poets. She wrote 10 books of poetry, a collection of Chinese translations, 3 books of literary essays, and a 2-volume biography of John Keats. With this essential collection of Amy Lowell's poems from Library of America, the passion and energy of her works emerge.

Amy Lowell: Selected Poems

Amy Lowell was a modernist American poet, who was part of a new generation of poets. She wrote 10 books of poetry, a collection of Chinese translations, 3 books of literary essays, and a 2-volume biography of John Keats. Read more about "Amy Lowell: Selected Poems."

Before the Altar

Before the Altar is one of the poems in A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass, by Amy Lowell.

How to Categorize Modern American Lit.

You are reading a work and you think it might have been written in during the Modern Period of American Literature, but you aren't sure. Here are some characteristics that will help you to know.

Madonna of the Evening Flowers

Madonna of the Evening Flowers is a poem by Amy Lowell. Take a look.

Petals

Petals is one of the poems in A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass, by Amy Lowell.

Q & A: Honor Moore

Honor Moore recently edited a collection of poems by Amy Lowell. Read this series of questions from Esther Lombardi, with Moore's answers.

The Fruit Garden Path

The Fruit Garden Path is one of the poems in A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass, by Amy Lowell.

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