Sara Teasdale

Sara Teasdale
Teasdale in 1910
Teasdale in 1910
BornSarah Trevor Teasdale
(1884-08-08)August 8, 1884
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJanuary 29, 1933(1933-01-29) (aged 48)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationPoet
Notable worksFlame and Shadow
Love Songs
SpouseErnst Filsinger (1914-1929; divorced)

Sara Trevor Teasdale (later Filsinger; August 8, 1884 – January 29, 1933) was an American lyric poet. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and used the name Filsinger after her 1914 marriage.[1] In 1918, she won a Pulitzer Prize for her 1917 poetry collection Love Songs.

  1. ^ Collection of Teasdale's letters in the Berg Collection at the New York Public Library.