Timeline
Lifetime:
1824 -
1871
Passed: ≈
153 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
Phoebe Cary
Books by Phoebe Cary
Ballad of the Canal
Poetry
Satire
Humour
19th century
Nature
Parody
Travel
Humor
American poetry
Canal
James T. Fields
Ballad of the Tempest
This poem, a humorous parody of James T. Field's "Ballad of the Tempest", follows the journey of a canal boat, personified as a young woman, as it navigates the waterways. Cary uses witty language and clever imagery to depict the canal boat's experie...
They Didn't Think
Poetry
Nature
American Literature
19th century poetry
Domesticity
Sisterhood
Female Identity
Phoebe Cary's poems explore themes of domesticity, nature, and female identity. They often reflect her experiences as a woman living in the 19th century United States.