Celia Thaxter was born on June 29, 1835 in Portsmouth, NH. American poet known for such beloved nature poems as "The Sandpiper," "The Kingfisher," and "The Great White Owl." She was a prominent member of the nineteenth-century New England literary scene.
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About
American poet known for such beloved nature poems as "The Sandpiper," "The Kingfisher," and "The Great White Owl." She was a prominent member of the nineteenth-century New England literary scene.
Before Fame
During the early years of her career, she published poems in The Atlantic Monthly.
Trivia
She was a family friend of Painter William Morris Hunt. When Hunt committed suicide in 1879, Celia Thaxter was the one to find his body.
Family Life
The daughter of a lighthouse keeper, she grew up on the Isles of Shoals (near Maine and New Hampshire). She and her husband, Levi Thaxter, had a son named Roland.
Associated With
She worked as a hostess in her father's Maine hotel, which was a popular gathering place for prominent authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
