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Maria Gowen Brooks | |
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| Born | Abigail Gowen 1794 Medford, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | (aged 51) |
| Resting place | Limonar Church Cemetery, Matanzas |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Notable work | Zophiël, or The Bride of Seven |
Maria Gowen (or Gowan) Brooks (pen name, A Lover of Fine Arts and María Del Occidente; 1794 – November 11, 1845)[1] was an American poet. She impressed Edgar Allan Poe and the English Poet Laureate, Robert Southey, who promoted her best-known poem Zophiël.
- ^ Koengeter, E.W. (1979). "Maria Gowen Brooks". 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. 243–5.