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Agnes Blake Poor
1842–1922
A New England writer, teacher, and translator, she helped introduce Brazilian and other Latin American poetry to English-language readers. Her work ranged from local history and regional sketches to literary translation, showing a wide curiosity about people and place.
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Boston Neighbours In Town and Out
by Agnes Blake Poor
About the author
Born on November 10, 1842, in Maine, she was an American author and translator who also wrote under the pen name Dorothy Prescott. She spent much of her life in Massachusetts and built a varied literary career that included books, magazine writing, and historical work.
She is especially remembered for bringing Brazilian poetry into English, and is often noted as an early American translator to do so. Her books include Boston Neighbours: In Town and Out and Pan-American Poems, alongside Andover Memorials, a work rooted in Maine history.
Her writing has an approachable, observant quality, moving comfortably between literature, place, and memory. She died on February 28, 1922, leaving behind a body of work that connects New England life with a broader interest in the cultures and poetry of the Americas.