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An Collins
An Collins is an English poet, and the otherwise unknown author credited with the authorship of ''Divine Songs and Meditacions'', a collection of poems and prose meditations published in 1653.
==Background and controversy==
Next to nothing is known about Collins, apart from the fact that a volume of poetry titled ''Divine Songs and Meditacions'' was published in London in 1653 by R. Bishop, and the work is credited to "An Collins." However, this could be misleading, as there is no way to verify the circumstances of the publishing; there are no details as to whether or not Collins lived in London, or life it was published after her death. On the contrary, from "To the Reader", the "Preface" and "The Discourse", it can be assumed that she lived in the country, rather than the city. There is no existing biographical information, and all that can be inferred comes from what is written within the verses. The difficulty in determining concrete details about Collins is made even more difficult due to the style of her writing, as any definite facts about her life are either not present, or brief and cryptic.〔Gottlieb 2004, ''Collins, An''.〕
Convention has led to referring to Collins as a woman, due to the ease of relating the name "An" to the more common, in the mid-17th century, "Anne". Additionally, though there is evidence within the verses that indicate that Collins is a female, there is, like much else of Collins, no firm evidence. In addition, some scholars have speculated that "An" could be a pseudonym, or the "An" could even refer to the indefinite article "an", indicating that the poet's first name was unknown to the publisher.〔Ostrovich and Sauer 2004, p. 387.〕
One aspect that can be determined is that Collins suffered from at least some sort of physical infirmity. Numerous references within ''Divine Songs'' indicate either a physical deformity, childhood illness, or adult sickness that left Collins confined to an indoors life. This is suggested to be a heavily motivating factor in her writing of ''Divine Songs''.〔Evans 2003, p. xiii〕
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