Sara Teasdale (August 8, 1884 – January 29, 1933), was an American lyrical poet. She was born Sarah Trevor Teasdale in St. Louis, Missouri.

Teasdale's major themes were love, nature's beauty, and death, and her poems were much loved during the early 20th century. In 1918 she won the Columbia University Poetry Society prize (the forerunner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry) and the annual prize of the Poetry Society of America for her volume, Love Songs. Her style and lyricism are well illustrated in her poem, "Spring Night (1915), from that collection.

Throughout her life, Teasdale suffered poor health and it was not until she was nine that she was judged healthy enough to begin school – a private school for children just one block away from her home. In 1898 she attended Mary Institute, and the following year she enrolled in Hosmer Hall, from which she graduated in 1903. Her influences included the actress Duse, whom she never saw perform, the British poet Christina Rossetti, and numerous trips to Europe, beginning in 1905.

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I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes. ~Sara Teasdale
PensacolaBill (Bill Sheffield) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:40:54 -0000
I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes. ~Sara Teasdale
Though I know he loves me, tonight my heart is sad; his kiss was not so wonderful as all the dreams I had. *Sara Teasdale
josephbrady (Joseph Brady) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:53:02 -0000
Though I know he loves me, tonight my heart is sad; his kiss was not so wonderful as all the dreams I had. *Sara Teasdale
RT @iamagraverobber: It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise. *Sara Teasdale (via @JosephBrady)
JadedRose09 (deysey esquilin) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:42:36 -0000
RT @iamagraverobber: It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise. *Sara Teasdale (via @JosephBrady)
It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise. *Sara Teasdale (via @JosephBrady)
iamagraverobber (Gary Nims) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:07:46 -0000
It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise. *Sara Teasdale (via @JosephBrady)
It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise. *Sara Teasdale
josephbrady (Joseph Brady) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:39:07 -0000
It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise. *Sara Teasdale
"It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise." ~ Sara Teasdale (via @livetorque)
Sznq (Suzan Gray) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:45:49 -0000
"It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise." ~ Sara Teasdale (via @livetorque)

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