Constantina E. Brooks

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Constantina Elizabeth Brooks (1835–1910) was an American poet and translator.

Early life[edit]

Brooks was born in Maryland in 1835.[1] She was the daughter of James G. and Mary E. Brooks. Her father was a newspaper editor, and both of her parents were poets. After her father's death in 1841, Constantina resided in New York state with her mother.[2][3]

Life[edit]

Her most well-known work is Ballads And Translations, a collection of original ballads by Brooks, and her translations of ancient Greek poems. Brooks died on December 6, 1910, in Albany, New York.[1][2]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Brooks, Constantina A. (1866). Ballads And Translations. New York: Appleton. OCLC 2236756.
  • Brooks, Constantina E. (1887). "The Dervish". Harper's New Monthly Magazine. 74 (442): 535.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Albany Rural Cemetery Internment Cards. Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York.
  2. ^ a b Miss Brooks' Sudden Death Last Evening. The Argus (Albany, NY), December 7, 1910.
  3. ^ The Albany directory for the year 1889. Albany: Sampson, Murdock, 51.