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Mary Ashley Townsend (1836 – June 7, 1901) was an American poet and writer. ==Biography== Townsend was born in Lyons, New York in 1836〔Rutherford, Mildred Lewis, ''(The South in history and literature )'', The Franklin-Turner Company, Atlanta GA., 1907. Retrieved September 18, 2011〕(some sources say 1832)〔Cairns, William B., ''(A history of American literature )'', Oxford University Press, 1916, page 436. Retrieved September 18, 2011〕 Her maiden name was Van Voorhis. She was educated in her native town and married Gideon Townsend, of New Orleans, Louisiana. She began to write for publication about 1856, and under the pen-name of "Xariffa" made a reputation as the author of "Quillotypes," a series of humorous papers that appeared in the New Orleans "Delta" and were widely copied by the southern and western press. Her other works are ''The Brother Clerks'' (New York, 1859);〔Xariffa, ''(The Brother Clerks )'' (New York, 1859)〕 ''Poems'' (Philadelphia, 1870); 〔Xariffa, ''(Poems )'' (Philadelphia, 1870)〕 ''The Captain's Story'' (1874); and ''Down the Bayou, and other Poems'' (Boston, 1884).〔Xariffa, ''(Down the Bayou, and other Poems )'' (Boston, 1884)〕 Her most important short poems are "Creed," which was copied in newspapers in England as well as the US〔 "A Woman's Wish," "The Bather," and "The Wind." She was officially appointed to deliver the poem on the opening of the New Orleans exposition in 1884, and that at the unveiling of the statue of General Albert Sidney Johnston in 1887. She was the first American invited to join the "Liceo Hidalgo," a prestigious Mexican literary club.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mary Ashley Townsend」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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