Marianne Craig Moore was an American modernist poet, critic, translator, and editor. Her poetry is noted for its formal innovation, precise diction, irony, and wit.
Photograph by George Platt Lynes (1935)
Photograph by Carl Van Vechten (1948)
Recreation of Moore's living room
The Camperdown elm in Prospect Park, which benefits from a fund established in Moore's will
Edsel is a defunct brand of automobiles that was produced by the Ford Motor Company from the 1958 to 1960 model years. The namesake of Edsel Ford, the Edsel line was developed in an effort to give For
Marianne Moore
…and "Andante con Moto". On December 8, she submitted her last and most famous name, "Utopian Turtletop". The E-car was christened by Ford as the Edsel. Moore never married. Her living room has been recreated in its original layout in the collections of the Rosenbach Museum and Library in Philadelphia…