Janet Lewis

Novelist

Birthday August 17, 1899

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Illinois

DEATH DATE Nov 30, 1998 (99)

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About

The wife of poet Yvor Winters, she was also a poet and novelist in her own right. Her best-known works include The Wife of Martin Guerre and The Indians in the Woods.

Before Fame

She attended the University of Chicago and later taught at both the University of California-Berkeley and Stanford University.

Trivia

She was a member of the University of Chicago's Poetry Club.

Family Life

She and Yvor Winters were married in 1926. Together, they established a literary magazine called Gyroscope.

Associated With

Edith Thomas was another prominent female poet.