Moore, Marianne (Craig)

Moore, Marianne (Craig)
born Nov. 15, 1887, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.
died Feb. 5, 1972, New York City, N.Y.

U.S. poet.

She attended Bryn Mawr College and later settled in Brooklyn, N.Y., with her mother. After 1919 she devoted herself to writing, contributing poetry and criticism to many journals. She edited the influential journal The Dial (1925–29). Her poetry volumes include Observations (1924) and Collected Poems (1951, Pulitzer and Bollingen Prizes, National Book Award). In her highly disciplined poems she distilled moral and intellectual insights from close observation of objective detail, especially in the animal world, often in innovative stanzaic forms. In her much-anthologized "Poetry" (1921) she called for poems that present "imaginary gardens with real toads in them." In her late years the winningly eccentric Moore, in her cape and tricornered hat, became an icon of sprightly gentility.

Marianne Moore, 1957

Imogen Cunningham

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  • Moore, Marianne (Craig) — (15 nov. 1887, St. Louis, Mo., EE.UU.–5 feb. 1972, Ciudad de Nueva York, N.Y.). Poetisa estadounidense. Estudió en Bryn Mawr College y luego se estableció en Brooklyn, N.Y., con su madre. Desde 1919 en adelante se dedicó a la escritura; escribió… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Moore, Marianne — ▪ American poet in full  Marianne Craig Moore  born Nov. 15, 1887, St. Louis, Mo., U.S. died Feb. 5, 1972, New York, N.Y.       American poet whose work distilled moral and intellectual insights from the close and accurate observation of… …   Universalium

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  • Marianne Moore — noun United States poet noted for irony and wit (1887 1872) • Syn: ↑Moore, ↑Marianne Craig Moore • Instance Hypernyms: ↑poet * * * Marianne Moore [Marianne Moore …   Useful english dictionary

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