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Reese, Lizette Woodworth

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Reese, Lizette Woodworth (1856–1935), Baltimore poet and schoolteacher, whose poetry is distinguished for its concision, intense emotion, and simple personal interpretation of pastoral subjects. The direct and rather crisp quality of the lyrics in her early books, A Branch of May (1887), A Handful of Lavender (1891), and A Quiet Road (1896), marks a great advance over the Victorian sentimental treatment of nature, and she maintained her high standards in later collections: A Wayside Lute (1909), containing her best‐known poem, Tears, in which she prays for clear vision with which to “see aright How each hath back what once he stayed to weep”; Spicewood (1920); Wild Cherry (1923); Little Henrietta (1927), whose title poem is a narrative “memorial” to a small child; White April (1930); Pastures (1933); and The Old House in the Country (1936). Selected Poems was issued in 1926. A Victorian Village (1929) and The York Road (1931) are autobiographical narratives, and Worleys (1936) is a fictional fragment.

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Lizette Woodworth Reese

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Lizette Woodworth Reese , 1856–1935, American poet, b. Waverly, Md. She taught school for 45 years, 21 of them at the Western High School in Baltimore. Her poetry, remarkable for its intensity and concision, has been compared to that of Emily Dickinson. She is probably best remembered for the sonnet "Tears." Her volumes of poetry include A Branch of May (1887), A Handful of Lavender (1891), A Quiet Road (1896), Spicewood (1920), and Selected Poems (1926).

Bibliography: See her autobiographical Victorian Village (1929) and The York Road (1931).

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