Saturday, July 25, 2015

BIRTH OF A POET


EMMA LAZARUS was born on July 22, 1849 in NEW YORK CITY.

Her poem "THE NEW COLOSSUS," written in 1883, appears on a bronze plaque which was placed in the pedestal of the STATUE OF LIBERTY in 1903.

Emma Lazarus died in 1887.



GOOGLE her name to read a bio and sample her poetry


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