Florence Earle Coates
American writer
Died when: 76 years 279 days (921 months)Star Sign: Cancer

Florence Van Leer Earle Nicholson Coates (July 1, 1850 – April 6, 1927) was an American poet, whose prolific output was published in many literary magazines, some of it set to music.
She was mentored by the English poet Matthew Arnold, with whom she maintained a lifelong friendship.She was famous for her many nature-poems, inspired by the flora and fauna of the Adirondacks, where she lived.
She was elected poet laureate of Pennsylvania by the state Federation of Women's Clubs in 1915.
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