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thomas sometime before 1891 september 13 , 1925 -lrb- age 71 -rrb- new york city , ny chatham center , ohio united states u.s. john keats , helen hunt jackson 225px '' touch '' , '' the flower from the ashes '' lyrics and sonnets '' , '' the inverted thomas edith m. thomas . '' 's signature , slanted leftward , reading `` august 12 , 1854 a degrees from the observer with a neutral expression on her woman face at bust length facing at about 45 english edith matilda thomas signature.svg edith matilda thomas.jpg edith m. thomas
 oberlin college edith matilda thomas poet
edith m. thomas

edith matilda thomas -lrb- august 12 , 1854 -- september 13 , 1925 -rrb- was an american poet who `` was one of the first poets to capture successfully the excitement of the modern city . ''
