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Georgia Roberts Durston (December 1, 1868 – July 4, 1947) was an American writer born in Utica, New York who authored novels, outdoor articles and poetry. Her novels appeared under various male pen names including George Durston, Major Robert Maitland, Colonel George Durston , Captain John Blaine, and Colonel James Fiske.
Her first poem was published in 1905 in the literary journal The Voice of the Negro. Her first collection of poems was not published until 1916. [2] Johnson published a total of four volumes of poetry, beginning in 1916 with The Heart of a Woman. In the 21st century, her poems have been described as feminine and "ladylike", or "raceless".
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Georgia Douglas Johnson (1877–1966), American poet; Gertrud von Le Fort (1876–1971), German novelist, poet and essayist; Lilian Leveridge (1879–1953), Canadian poet, short story writer, and non-fiction writer; Amy Lowell (1874–1925), American poet of Imagist school, posthumous Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winner in 1926
Dec. 3—Ariana Pimentel adroitly blended English and Spanish, as well as history with contemporary immigration, and her resulting poem was named a state winner for Young Georgia Authors. "I was ...
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Historically, literature has been a male-dominated sphere, and any poetry written by a woman could be seen as feminist. Often, feminist poetry refers to that which was composed after the 1960s and the second wave of the feminist movement. [1] [2] This list focuses on poets who take explicitly feminist approaches to their poetry.
Orson Welles read the poem on an episode of The Radio Reader's Digest (11 October 1942), [9] [10] Command Performance (21 December 1943), [11] and The Orson Welles Almanac (31 May 1944). [12] High Flight has been a favourite poem amongst both aviators and astronauts. It is the official poem of the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force.