Leonora Speyer

Poet

Birthday November 7, 1872

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Washington, DC

DEATH DATE Feb 10, 1956 (83)

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About

Violinist and poet whose literary works include April on the Battlefields and A Note from the Pipes.

Before Fame

She studied violin in Brussels, Paris, and Leipzig.

Trivia

She won the 1927 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for Fiddler's Farewell.

Family Life

She had three daughters with her second husband, Edgar Speyer.

Associated With

She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1927, a year after Amy Lowell received the same honor.