Susan Archer Weiss

Susan Archer Talley Weiss
"A Woman of the Century"
Born	Susan Archer Talley February 14, 1822 Hanover County, Virginia, U.S.
Died	April 7, 1917(1917-04-07) (aged 95) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place	Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
Occupation	poet
Genre	poetry
Notable works	Poems
Spouse	Col. von Weiss ​ ​ (m. 1863; died 1869)​

Susan Archer Weiss (née, Talley; February 14, 1822 – April 7, 1917) was an American poet. Losing her hearing as a child, she rarely mingled in society beyond a select circle of friends, finding her happiness in her home. Her life was essentially that of a poet, though she also painted.^[1] In September 1859, a collection of her poems was issued by Rudd & Carlton, of New York City. Her name was included among those of young writers in American Female Poets, Sarah Josepha Hale's Woman's Record, and other similar works.^[2] Weiss was a friend of Edgar Allan Poe.^[3] She died in 1917.