Born in the Waverly section of Baltimore, Maryland, she was a school teacher from 1873 to 1918 at the Western High School in Baltimore. During the 1920s, she became a prominent literary figure, receiving critical praise and recognition, in particular from H. L. Mencken, himself from 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).
Lizette Woodworth Reese's Works:
A Branch of May (1887)
A Handful of Lavender (1891)
A Quiet Road (1896)
A Wayside Lute (1909)
Spicewood (1921)
Wild Cherry (1923)
The Selected Poems (1926)
Little Henrietta (1927)
Lizette Woodworth Reese: The Pamphlet Poets (1928)
A Victorian Village: Reminiscences of Other Days (1929), illustrated by J. J. Lankes
White April (1930)
The York Road (1931)
Pastures and Other Poems (1933)
The Old House in the Country (1936)
Worleys (1936) story
Poems by this Poet
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| Growth | 19 May 2014 |
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| Hester | 19 May 2014 |
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| Questioning | 19 May 2014 |
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| Written in a Book of Elizabethan Verse | 19 May 2014 |
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| Fra Gregory's Word to the Lord | 19 May 2014 |
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| You Have Been Gone So Long | 19 May 2014 |
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| A Good Deed | 19 May 2014 |
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| The Heretics | 19 May 2014 |
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| Lonely | 19 May 2014 |
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| A Celtic Maying Song | 19 May 2014 |
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