Historic LDS Poetry By Different Influential Female Poets
by Rachael Gutierrez
There have been through the years thousands of Mormon poets that spoke of their honest heart felt feelings. They did this by incorporating them into some of the LDS poetry that is available to read and reflect on today. Many of these early female poets continue to draw attention from students, adults, parents and business people. Many of the themes are simple everyday items that most, if not all people, can relate to.
Around 1850 Sarah Carmichael traveled to the salt lake valley with her family and a few close friends. Her talent grew even though the school system there would be considered poor by today's standard. The salt lake paper published over 50 of her poems from 1850 to 1860. Her broad appeal was from her ability to incorporate ideas like friendship, love and personal integrity in simple down to earth ways.
In 1866 her family and some friends helped publish a small leather bound printing with 26 of her best poems. Shortly after this she married a young army surgeon. After becoming married she suffered a massive decline in her intellectual state which progressed to dementia. She passed away in 1901, quietly in her bed and is known most for the poem April Flowers.
In 1841 a niece of Joseph Smith was born on March 10th. Her parents named her Josephine Donna Smith, though she would later change her name to Ina Coolbrith. She went to California in 1852 and published some of her first poems two years later in the Los Angeles Times. At 17 she was briefly wed and lost a child.
By the 1860's she moved to the greater San Francisco area and got a job as a newspaper journalist writing for the Overland Monthly. Later she found work as a librarian for some notable libraries like the Oakland public library. In 1928 she passed on while sharing a house with her younger niece. The simple lyric poems she wrote were universally praised by famous authors of the era including her good friend Mark Twain.
Born October 9th 1844, Augusta Joyce Crocheron was born into the Mormon faith. When she was two years old her parents sold everything they had and sailed from New York to California with Samuel Brannan. It took roughly 6 months for them to get to San Francisco. After arriving they found the living conditions to be almost unbearable because of the war with Mexico.
The gold rush in 1949 brought some prosperity ultimately ruined her parents' marriage because of alcohol. In 1868 her mother remarried and settled in what is now Utah. Augusta later became a plural wife to George Cocheron until her death in 1915. Drawing on her traumatic life and many hardships she overcame with many of her poems about hope and the belief that everyone has a purpose.
Historical literary female figures are often overlooked or are underrated when compared to more contemporary poets. Because of the various hardships many experienced, <A href="http://www.susannoyesandersonpoems.com">LDS poetry</A> is blessed to have many different female authors. They may be old though never forgotten, and can be found at any local library.
You can visit the website <a href="http://www.susannoyesandersonpoems.com">www.susannoyesandersonpoems.com</a> for more helpful information about Finding Early LDS Poetry And The Various Female Poets Who Authored It
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Title: Historic LDS Poetry By Different Influential Female Poets
Author: Rachael Gutierrez
Email: nathanwebster335@live.com
Keywords: poetry, writing, creative, feelings
Word Count: 510
Category: Poetry
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