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Hattie Howard

A Hartford poet whose work was praised in its day for being natural, direct, and full of a sunny spirit, she published several volumes of verse along with other books and stories. Her writing often moves between feeling and humor, making her an appealing rediscovery for listeners interested in overlooked American poets.

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Poems, Vol. IV

Poems, Vol. IV

by Hattie Howard

About the author

Hattie Howard was an American poet associated with Hartford, Connecticut. Her 1886 collection Poems was published in Hartford by the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, and later editions and volumes show that she continued publishing over a number of years.

A 1904 edition of Poems, Vol. IV identifies her as the author of works including Poverty vs. Pauperism, Our Girls, Vive la Republique, Keeping a Secret, and Little Jo, suggesting a career that reached beyond poetry into prose and social or domestic subjects.

Contemporary notices reprinted in that volume describe her verse as spontaneous, rhythmical, and hopeful, with a touch of humor. Firm biographical details about her life are hard to confirm from the sources I found, so it is safest to remember her through the work itself: warm, readable poetry from a writer once known as a Hartford authoress.