683 Marianne Moore (with Cristanne Miller)

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Books, Arts

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🗓️ 3 March 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Marianne Moore (1887-1972) achieved something rare in American letters: a modernist poet who was popular with both critics and the public. Famous for her formal innovation, precise diction, and wit - as well as her black tri-corner hat and cloak, which she wore as she dashed around Manhattan - she was lauded by T.S. Eliot (and numerous prize committees) and treated by the public as a true American poet. Muhammad Ali asked her to write the liner notes to his album notes; Ford Motor Company asked her to name their line of cars. In this episode, Jacke talks to Moore scholar Cristanne Miller about Moore's life, Moore's work, and a new digital archive project that unites the two. Additional listening: 564 H.D. (with Lara Vetter) 56 Shelley, H.D., Yeats, Frost, Stevens (with Professor Bill Hogan) 176 William Carlos Williams's "The Use of Force" (with Mike Palindrome) The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at gabrielruizbernal.com. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:34.7	Hello, she is one of American literature's foremost poets, according to the Poetry Foundation,
1:41.0	and also one of its least well known, according to my anecdotal research.
1:45.6	Can a new digital archive of her works help to change that?
1:50.8	Well, we'll talk to Christan Miller about the life and works of Marianne Moore.
1:54.1	Today, on the history of literature. Okay. Okay, here we go. Welcome to the podcast. I'm Jack Wilson. Marianne Moore is one of those poets
2:09.7	whom you might encounter here and there in an anthology maybe. And maybe you're different.
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