Crapsey, Adelaide (1878–1914)
Crapsey, Adelaide (1878–1914)
American poet. Born Sept 9, 1878, in Brooklyn, NY; died Oct 8, 1914, in Rochester, NY; dau. of Rev. Algernon Sidney Crapsey (Episcopalian pastor) and Adelaide (Trowbridge) Crapsey; graduate of Vassar College, 1901.
Received appointment at Smith College to teach poetics (1911); created the cinquain (unrhymed, 5-line iambic stanza). Two works, Verse (1915) and A Study in English Meters (1918), published posthumously.
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