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Mary Ann H. T. (Mary Ann Hubbard Townsend) Bigelow
1792–1870
An American poet of the early 19th century, she is best remembered today for historical and reflective verse, including The Kings and Queens of England, with Other Poems from 1853. Her work survives mainly through public-domain archives, offering a glimpse of the literary world of New England in her era.
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The kings and queens of England, with other poems
by Mary Ann H. T. (Mary Ann Hubbard Townsend) Bigelow
About the author
Born on April 20, 1792, Mary Ann Hubbard Townsend Bigelow was an American poet. Library and public-domain records identify her as the author of The Kings and Queens of England, with Other Poems, published in Boston in 1853, and list her death on March 27, 1870.
The surviving record around her life is fairly sparse, but her writing shows a strong interest in history, memory, family feeling, and moral reflection. Because so much of her work is now preserved through digitized library collections rather than modern biographies, she is known today mostly through her poems themselves.
For listeners who enjoy rediscovered 19th-century voices, Bigelow offers a window into the tastes and themes of her time: formal verse, historical subjects, and a personal, earnest tone that was common in American poetry of the period.