Adelaide Crapsey

Adelaide Crapsey was an influential American poet, recognized for her innovative use of the cinquain form, a poetic structure she helped popularize. Born in 1878, she explored profound themes of death, nature, and the human experience in her works, which reflect the modernist literary movement of the early 20th century. Despite her short life, she left a lasting impact on American poetry before her untimely death in 1914.