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This digital document, covering the life and work of Amy Lowell, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 2834 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

• Place and date of birth and death (if deceased)
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• Writings, including books and periodicals
• A description of the author's work
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Mr. Spruggins had been dining in the city, Mr. Spruggins was none too steady in his gait, And the wind played ball with Mr. Spruggins And laughed as it whistled past him. It rolled him along the street, With his little feet pit-a-patting on the flags of the sidewalk.Download Description
Mr. Spruggins had been dining in the city, Mr. Spruggins was none too steady in his gait, And the wind played ball with Mr. Spruggins And laughed as it whistled past him. It rolled him along the street, With his little feet pit-a-patting on the flags of the sidewalk. ... Read more

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For decades, the work of one of America¡¦s most influential poets, 1925 Pulitzer Prize¡Vwinner Amy Lowell (1874¡V1925), has been largely overlooked. Cigar-smoker, Boston Brahmin, lesbian, impresario, entrepreneur, wildly popular lecturer, and best-selling poet, Lowell gave voice to an erotic, thoroughly American sensibility. She was a respected authority on modern poetry, forging the path that led to the works of Allen Ginsberg, May Sarton, Sylvia Plath, and beyond. Yet, since her death, her work has suffered critical neglect.

This volume presents the most sustained examination of this prolific poet to date. Essays by a transatlantic group of literary critics and scholars explore the varied contributions of Lowell as a woman poet, a modernist, and a significant force behind the literary debates of early twentieth-century poetics. In addition to placing Lowell in her proper historical context, contributors demonstrate her centrality to current critical and theoretical discussions. Amy Lowell, American Modern returns this influential poet to conversation and to literary history„owhere she belongs. ... Read more