Anna Hempstead Branch

Anna Hempstead Branch
BornMarch 18, 1875
Hempsted House in New London, Connecticut
DiedSeptember 8, 1937
New London, Connecticut
OccupationPoet
Alma materSmith College
Notable worksSonnets From a Lock Box

Anna Hempstead Branch (March 18, 1875 – September 8, 1937)[1] was an American poet. She was regarded as a major poet during her life,[1] labeled by William Thomas Stead "the Browning of American poetry".[2]

  1. ^ a b Krieg, Joann Peck (1979). "Anna Hempstead Branch". In Mainiero, Lina (ed.). American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present. Vol. 1. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co. pp. 217–19.
  2. ^ "Miss Anna Branch, poet and teacher: author of several volumes is dead". The New York Times. 9 Sep 1937. p. 23.