Marguerite E. Easter (1840-1894)
Marguerite E. Easter was born in Virginia and moved to Baltimore when she was young. Her father, Daniel Miller, was a prominent Baltimore merchant. An accomplished poetess and writer, Easter was a founding member of the WLCB. Her first publication was her poem “Clytie” in the Southern Magazine in 1871, which received a laudatory notice in the Baltimore Sun. She went on to publish Clytie and Other Poems, in 1892; her work also appeared in women’s club publications. Her obituary noted that while Easter was “not as prolific as many of [the] versemakers of the day, her work was far superior in quality and finish, in character and motive, and has attained far wider celebrity.” Easter’s poems are full of natural references and mythological allusions and take a variety of forms, including the sonnet, roundelay, and alexandrine.
Sources
“Improved Business,” Baltimore Sun, Oct. 30, 1894: 4.
“Mrs. Marguerite E. Easter,” Baltimore Sun, July 5, 1877: 2.
Contributors
Sydney Johnson; Natalie Muñoz