Elinor Wylie
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About
New Jersey-born poet and author who is remembered for such sensual poetry collections as Angels and Earthly Creatures and Nets to Catch the Wind. Her novels include The Venetian Glass Nephew and The Orphan Angel.
Before Fame
She attended the Holton-Arms School, a prestigious Maryland preparatory academy.
Trivia
She worked briefly during the 1920s as the poetry editor of Vanity Fair.
Family Life
She had a series of marriages and high profile affairs and finally wed Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
Associated With
She was influenced by the work of John Donne.
