Léonie Adams

American poet (1899–1988).

Born December 9th, 1899 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died June 27th, 1988 at 88 years old in New Milford. [ref]

Occupations
poet, university teacher, writer
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir