Anne Elizabeth Porter | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anne Elizabeth Channing November 6, 1911 Sherborn, Massachusetts |
| Died | October 10, 2011 (aged 99) Hampton Bays, New York, |
| Resting place | Southampton, New York |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | English |
| Education | Winsor School, Boston; Bryn Mawr College; Radcliffe College |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Years active | 1934-20011 |
| Spouse | Fairfield Porter |
| Children | 5 |
Anne Elizabeth Porter (November 6, 1911 - October 10, 2011) was an American poet.
She was born Anne Elizabeth Channing near Boston in 1911. Her great-great uncle was the famous preacher and author William Ellery Channing (1780-1842).[1]
She wrote poetry from her childhood. She decided to write more after her husband, painter Fairfield Porter, died in 1975.[2]
Her first book, An Altogether Different Language, came out when she was 83 years old. It was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1994.[3]
Her poems were often about spiritual subjects. Poet David Shapiro called her “an American religious poet of stature who reminds us that the idea of the holy is still possible for us.”[4]
Porter died just before her 100th birthday in 2011.[2]
- ↑ Spring, Justin (2000). Fairfield Porter: A Life in Art. New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 56-57. ISBN 0300076371.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Anne Porter". Poetry Foundation. 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ↑ "National Book Awards 1994". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ↑ Jones, Victoria Emily (2018-11-16). ""Leavetaking" by Anne Porter". Art & Theology. Retrieved 2023-02-17.