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Coolbrith published four collections of poetry in a range of formal structures, including A Perfect Day (1881) and Wings of Sunset (1929). Though the 1906 San Francisco earthquake destroyed Coolbrith’s home, many of her poems, and notes for an autobiography, she became California’s first poet laureate in 1915.
Coolbrith's poetry is characterized by its romanticism and connection to nature, often reflecting the landscapes and mythology of California. She wrote about themes of love, loss, and the beauty of the natural world.
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Coolbrith, sometimes called "Josephina" or just "Ina", wrote poems beginning at age 11, first publishing "My Ideal Home" in a newspaper in 1856, writing as Ina Donna Coolbrith. Her work appeared in the Poetry Corner of the Los Angeles Star , and in the California Home Journal .
Up the long, bright beaches, With dainty, flowers of foam. And tenderest speeches …. After the wintry pain, And the long, long sorrow, Sing, heart!—for thee again. Joy comes with the morrow. This poem is in the public domain. Published in Poem-a-Day on March 21, 2021, by the Academy of American Poets.
1841 ( Nauvoo, Illinoi) – 1928 ( Oakland) Ina Donna Coolbrith (March 10, 1841 – February 29, 1928) was an American poet, writer, librarian, and a prominent figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary community. Called the "Sweet Singer of California", she was the first California Poet Laureate and the first poet laureate of any American ...
Read poems by this poet Ina Donna Coolbrith, born Josephine Donna Smith on March 10, 1841, in Nauvoo, Illinois, was an important figure in the literary community of 19th- and early 20th-century San Francisco.
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