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Clara A. Merrill
A little-known American poet whose 1915 collection blends homesickness, humor, faith, and everyday feeling. Her poems return again and again to Maine, family memory, and the hope of offering readers “one little ray of sunshine.”
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Poems
by Clara A. Merrill
About the author
Clara A. Merrill was an American poet active in the early 20th century. The clearest confirmed detail about her career is her 1915 book Poems, which is listed by Wikisource as her known work and presented as a collection of American poetry.
The book itself gives a warm sense of her voice and concerns. In its opening pages, she dedicates the collection to her sister Appey and writes with modesty about sharing poems that might bring comfort or pleasure to others. The contents range widely, touching on nature, spirituality, memory, humor, and social themes.
Again and again, her writing turns toward Maine. Poems opens with “The Old State of Maine,” and the collection suggests a writer deeply attached to home, family feeling, and the landscapes she remembered. Reliable biographical details about her life are scarce, which makes the surviving book the best window into her personality and style.