Moore, Marianne

November 15, 1887-February 5, 1972. American Modernist poet. Lifelong friend of Wallace Stevens’s and correspondent of Ezra Pound’s (until his antisemitism could not be tolerated by her). Views devices like meter as less important than language and expression. 
Moore was born in Kirkwood, Missouri and lived in her grandfather’s home. She attended Bryn Mawr College and became a teacher in Carlisle, Pennsylvania until she became a published poet. Eventually, Moore mentored other poets, including Elizabeth Bishop, Allen Ginsberg, John Ashbery, and James Merrill.
==Letters:==
To Moore: March 9, 1951; Dec 9, 1921; March 27, 1953
Dozens of additional letters refer to Moore in a positive, appreciative tone. Stevens and Moore were clearly dear friends. 
==Additional References:==
*Marianne Moore’s article on Wallace Stevens: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/1964/jun/25/on-wallace-stevens/
*Schulze, Robin G. The Web of Friendship. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1996. Print. 
*Interview with Moore in The Paris Review: http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/4637/the-art-of-poetry-no-4-marianne-moore
*Leggett, B.J. “Wallace Stevens and Marianne Moore: Two Essays and a Private Review.” Wallace Stevens Journal 10.2 (1986): 76-83
*Hicok, Bethany. “Companions in Disguise: The Conjuries of Wallace Stevens and Marianne Moore.” W allace Stevens Journal 31.2 (Fall 2007): 115–130.
*Berger, Charles. “ Moore After Stevens: Beyond the Last Thought.” Wallace Stevens Journal 31.2 (Fall 2007): 131-147.
*White, Heather Cass. “Pragmatist Poetics in Wallace Stevens and Marianne Moore.” Wallace Stevens Journal 31.2 (Fall 2007): 148-170.
*Goodridge, Jane Celeste. “Unmasking and Masking Stevens’ Aesthetic: Moore ‘s Reviews of Stevens.” Wallace Stevens Journal 9.1 (Spring 1985): 40-45.
*Marianne Moore