  thumb|h.d., c. 1921 hilda "h.d." doolittle (september 10, 1886&nbsp;â september 27, 1961) was an american poet, novelist, and memoirist known for her association with the early 20th century avant-garde imagist group of poets such as ezra pound and richard aldington. she published under the pen name of h.d.. h.d. was born in bethlehem, pennsylvania in 1886 and moved to london in 1911, where her publications earned her a central role within the then emerging imagist movement. a charismatic figure, she was championed by the modernist poet ezra pound, who was instrumental in building and furthering her career. from 1916â17, she acted as the literary editor of the egoist journal, while her poetry appeared in the english review and the transatlantic review. during the first world war, h.d. suffered the death of her brother and the breakup of her marriage to the poet richard aldington,featherstone, simon. "war poetry: an introductory reader (critical readers in theory & practice)". routledge, 1995. 164 and these events weighed heavily on her later poetry. glenn hughes, the authority on imagism, wrote that 'her loneliness cries out from her poems.hughes, glenn, imagism & the imagists, stanford university press, 1931 she had a deep interest in ancient greek literature, and her poetry often borrowed from greek mythology and classical poets. her work is noted for its incorporation of natural scenes and objects, which are often used to emote a particular feeling or mood. she befriended sigmund freud during the 1930s, and became his patient in order to understand and express her bisexuality.bertram, vicki. "kicking daffodils: twentieth-century women poets". edinburgh: edinburgh university press, 1997. 39. isbn 0-7486-0782-x h.d. married once, and undertook a number of relationships with both men and women. she was unapologetic about her sexuality, and thus became an icon for both the gay rights and feminist movements when her poems, plays, letters and essays were rediscovered during the 1970s and 1980s. ==career== ===early life=== h.d. was born into the moravian community in bethlehem, pennsylvania.scott, bonnie kime. "the oxford companion to women's writing in the united states". oxford university press, 1995. her father, charles doolittle, was professor of astronomy at lehigh universitychampion, laurie; sampath, emmanuel nelson. american women writers, 1900â1945: a bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook. westport, connecticut: greenwood press, 2000. 87. isbn 0-313-30943-4 and her mother, helen (wolle), was a moravian with a strong interest in music. in 1896, charles doolitt
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