Anne Reeve Aldrich

Anne Reeve Aldrich (April 25, 1866 – June 28, 1892) was an American poet and novelist. Her works include The Rose and Flame and Other Poems and The Feet of Love.

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• 228 Loves Change by Anne Reeve Aldrich Clarica Poetry Moment POEM
• Recollection LibriVox Short Poetry 084 Anne Reeve Aldrich
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Aldrich was born in New York City on April 25, 1866. Her father died when she was eight; her mother moved to the country, where she educated Aldrich. When Aldrich was age 12, her mother died, leaving the education to tutors. By the time she was a teenager, Aldrich was proficient in composition and rhetoric, was able to translate French and Latin, and was able to name all local plants and insects.

In 1883, Aldritch married A.G. Aldritch, a physician from Adams, Massachusetts. In 1884, the couple moved to Anoka, Minnesota. Seeing the work of her husband, Aldritch decided to enter medical school. In 1887, she graduated with a medical degree from Minnesota Medical College.

Aldrich wrote poetry constantly from a young age. At age 17, she was published in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. Poems in other periodicals followed and eventually led to published collections of poems.

Aldrich died in New York on June 28, 1892.