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Coolbrith was educated in Los Angeles, and as a teenager published her first poems in local newspapers. A brief, abusive marriage and the infant death of her son marked the end of Coolbrith’s teen years.In 1865 Josephine Smith took her mother’s maiden name and became Ina Donna Coolbrith.
And fire and battle-death! Am I less fair, less fair, Because that my hands bear Neither a sword, nor any flaming brand, To blacken and make desolate my land, But on my brows are leaves of olive boughs, And in mine arms a dove! “Sea-born and goddess, blossom of the foam Pale Aphrodite, shadowy as a mist Not any sun hath kissed! Tawny of limb ...
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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. After the Winter Rain - After the winter rain, / Sing, robin! Sing, swallow!
Ina Donna Coolbrith (born Josephine Donna Smith; 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", [1] she was the first California Poet Laureate and the first poet laureate of any American state.
The poem's brevity amplifies its emotional impact, capturing the raw anguish and sense of overwhelming loss. Compared to other works of the period, the poem distinguishes itself through its direct and unadorned expression of maternal grief.
The themes Ina D. Coolbrith wrote about. nature; love; time; music; sorrow; happiness; faith; water; weather; passion; sleep; flower; joy; silence; death; life; alone; sea; spring; poetry; sun; soul; heaven; loss; beautiful; world; god; morning; tears; oblivion; dream; winter; forest; hope; peace; rose; success; christmas; summer; home; evil ...
