Frances Sargent Osgood

Frances Sargent Osgood (née Locke; June 18, 1811 – May 12, 1850) was an American poet and one of the most popular women writers during her time. Nicknamed "Fanny", she was also famous for her exchange of romantic poems with Edgar Allan Poe.

Frances Sargent Osgood
Osgood in an 1849 anthology
Born
Frances Sargent Locke

(1811-06-18)June 18, 1811
DiedMay 12, 1850(1850-05-12) (aged 38)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationPoet
Spouse
Samuel Stillman Osgood
(m. 1835)
Children3
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