Sara Teasdale - Bellefontaine Cemetery - St. Louis, Missouri
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N 38° 41.433 W 090° 13.688
15S E 741083 N 4286084
Grave of American poet and first recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, located in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.
Waymark Code: WM5K9B
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/17/2009
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"Sara Teasdale (August 8, 1884 – January 29, 1933), was an American lyrical poet. She was born Sarah Trevor Teasdale in St. Louis, Missouri.
Throughout her life, Teasdale suffered poor health and it was only at age 9 that she was well enough to begin school. In 1898 she went to Mary Institute and to Hosmer Hall in 1899 where she finished in 1903.
In 1913 Teasdale fell in love with poet Vachel Lindsay. He wrote her daily love letters, but nevertheless she married Ernst Filsinger in 1914 when she was 30. Teasdale and Lindsay remained friends throughout their lives.
In 1918, her poetry collection Love Songs won three awards: the Columbia University Poetry Society prize, the 1918 Pulitzer Prize for poetry and the annual prize of the Poetry Society of America.
Teasdale was a product of her upbringing, and was never able to experience the passion that she expressed in her poetry. She was not happy in her marriage, becoming divorced in 1929. In 1933, she committed suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills. Her friend Lindsay had committed suicide two years earlier." - Wikipedia
Description:
American poet, recipient of the first Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Date of birth: 08/08/1884
Date of death: 01/29/1933
Area of notoriety: Literature
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. - 365 days a year
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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