Louise Driscoll (1875-1957) was an American poet.[1]
Life[]
Driscoll was born in Poughkeepsie, New York.[1]
She lived most of her life in Catskill, New York, where she worked as a librarian.[1]
She contributed poems and stories to Poetry magazine from 1913 to 1929.[2]
Recognition[]
In November 1914 Driscoll's poem "The Metal Checks" won the top prize in Poetry magazine's's contest for best war poem, beating out contributions by Richard Aldington, Amy Lowell, Carl Sandburg, and Wallace Stevens.[1] [2]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- The Garden of the West . New York: Macmillan, 1922.
- Garden Grace. New York: Macmillan, 1924.
Play[]
- The Poor House. Chicago: 1917.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[3]
"HOLD FAST YOUR DREAMS" by LOUISE DRISCOLL
Poems by Driscoll[]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Louise Driscoll," Rendezvous with Death: American poems of the Great War (edited by Mark W. Van Wienen). University of Illinois Press, 2002, 285. Google Books, Web, May 7, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jennifer Kilgore-Caradec, "When Women Write the First Poem: Louise Driscoll and the 'war poem scandal'". Miranda 2 (2010). Web, Oct. 17, 2024.
- ↑ Search results = au:Louise Driscoll, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, May 7, 2015.
External links[]
- Poems
- 4 poems by Driscoll: "October," "I Met the Rain," "June Rain," "Premonition"
- "The Metal Checks" in The New Poetry: An anthology
- "A Gift to a Child"
- Louise Driscoll at PoemHunter (5 poems)
- Driscoll in Poetry: A magazine of verse, 1912-1922: "Passe Rosa," "The Metal Checks," "The Lilacs," "A Village Church," "Old Roofs," "Harbury," "The Garden of the West," "Treasure," "Premonition," "Keep My Hand"
- Louise Driscoll at Black Cat Poems (11 poems)
- About
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