J. R. Lowell.Educated at Harvard University. Abandoned a brief legal career to become a writer, and began to publish prolifically in American magazines. Married the poet Maria White (Maria White Lowell) Lowell in 1844 and, following her death, married Frances Dunlap in 1857. Co-founded the magazine Pioneer with Robert Carter in 1843, editor of the Atlantic Monthly from 1857 to 1861, and was co-editor with Charles Eliot Norton of the Northern American Review from 1864 to 1868. Became professor of modern literature in Harvard in 1856. Poetry volumes include A Year’s Life (1841), Poems (1844), Vision of Sir Launfal (1848), The Cathedral (1870). Biographical information: ANB. (AC)
| Poem title | Date | Periodical | Roles | id # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Changeling | 1851-05 | Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine | Poet | 9123 |
| The Changeling | 1885-06 | The Nineteenth Century | Poet | 8207 |
| “The Snow had begun in the Gloaming” | 1895-12 | The English Illustrated Magazine | Poet | 19549 |