Amy Lowell

Amy Lawrence Lowell (1874–1925) was an American poet, critic, editor, lecturer, and translator from Brookline, Massachusetts. A leading force in the Imagist movement, she championed poetry that was clear, concentrated, and vividly visual, while also helping promote the work of younger writers.

Lowell published several influential poetry collections, including Sword Blades and Poppy Seed, Men, Women and Ghosts, and What's O'Clock. She also wrote a major biography of John Keats and collaborated with Florence Ayscough on translations of Chinese poetry. Her work was recognized with a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for What's O'Clock.