Adelaide Crapsey

Biography

Adelaide Crapsey earned distinction as a poet whose delicate yet powerful voice captured the fleeting intensity of human emotion. Her innovative cinquains condensed deep feeling into a precise form, influencing a generation of poets who admired her fresh command of language.

Despite her brief life, she explored themes of loss, endurance, and tenderness with honesty and grace. Adelaide’s work continues to be cherished for its lyricism and insight, and her memory endures among readers who find comfort in the beauty she gave to the world.