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Quote by Anna Wickham

“I feel that women of my kind are a profound mistake. There have been few women poets of distinction, and, if we count only the suicides of Sappho, Lawrence Hope and Charlotte Mew, their despair rate has been very high.”

Quote by Anna Wickham

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Anna Wickham was a British poet born in 1884 and died in 1947. Her poetry is known for its concise and profound emotional expression and unique perspective. more

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