Madge Morris Wagner

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Madge Morris Wagner

1862–1924

A late-19th- and early-20th-century American poet, teacher, and editor, she built a literary life in Indiana and later in Arizona, where desert landscapes shaped some of her best-known work. Her poems and books reflect both a formal literary training and a strong sense of place.

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Born in 1862, Madge Morris Wagner was an American poet whose career stretched from the Midwest to the Southwest. She was educated at the University of Michigan and became known not only for her poetry but also for her work as a teacher and editor, building a steady presence in literary circles over many years.

Her writing appeared in books and periodicals, and her published collections include Poems and The Lure of the Desert Land and Other Poems. After moving to Arizona, she drew inspiration from the region’s scenery and atmosphere, which gave her later work a distinctive desert setting.

Wagner died in 1924, but her work still offers a glimpse of a writer who moved comfortably between education, journalism, and poetry. She is remembered as part of the generation of women writers who helped shape American regional literature in the years around the turn of the twentieth century.