Clara Ann Thompson

Clara Ann Thompson (1869-1949) was an African-American poet.

Life
She was born in Rossmoyne, Ohio, one of three children of former slaves John Henry and Clara Jane Grey Thompson. She lived in Rossmoyne with her parents, and later with her siblings, for most of her life.

She published her first book of poetry, Songs from the Wayside, in 1908. A second book, A Garland of Poems, was published by a Boston company in 1926.

Publications

 * Songs from the Wayside. Rossmoyne, OH: By the author, 1908.
 * A Garland of Poems. Boston, MA: Christopher Publishing House, 1926.