Brooks, Maria Gowen
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BROOKS, MARIA GOWEN gou n, 1795? 1845, American poet, b. Medford, Mass. Her first collection of verse, Judith, Esther, and...living in Cuba she wrote the epic Zophiel; or, The Bride of Seven (1833) and Idomen; or, The Vale of Yumuri (1843). Her poetry, especially the Ode to the Departed (1843), was esteemed both in America and abroad. ____________________ Copyright...