Friday, November 4, 2011

Dora Sigerson Shorter

Dora Sigerson Shorter

Dora Sigerson (18661918) was an Irish poet, who after her marriage in 1895 wrote under the name Dora Sigerson Shorter. She was born in Dublin, Ireland, the daughter of George Sigerson, a surgeon and writer, and Hester (ne Varian) also a writer. She was a major figure of the Irish Literary revival, publishing many collections of poetry from 1893. Her friends included Katharine Tynan, a noted Irish-born poet and author, and Alice Furlong, writer and poet.



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