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OBSCURE POET
MAE VIRGINIA COWDERY (1909-1953)
Born in Philadelphia, PA
Poet
Displayed her talent as a poet as a child
Attended Pratt Institute to study fashion, but was immersed by the cabarets in Harlem and Greenwich Village.
Befriended key figures of the Harlem Renaissance,
WORKS: Farewell, poem (1929)
We Lift Our Voices: And Other Poems (self published)
Monday, April 06, 2026
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OBSCURE POET
HENRIETTA CORDELIA RAY (1852-1916)
Poet, teacher
Parents worked for Underground Railroad in Manhattan
Earned master's degree in pedagogy *
SONNETS (1893) A book of 12 sonnets
Her ode "Lincoln" is her most notable sonnet
Monday, March 23, 2026
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SAME SOUND, DIFFERENT MEANING
PEER- n. person of equal standing, age or status within a group.
v. closely searching with difficulty often due to poor visibility
PIER- structure built over water for docking boats
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POETS AND AUTHORS BORN IN MARCH
Julia Alvarez
Jeffrey Eugenides
Robert Frost
Jack Kerouac
Robert Lowell
Sara J. Maas
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
James Merrill
Dr. Seuss
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