Zitella Cocke

Zitella Cocke
portrait by Nicola Marschall
BornNovember 10, 1840 Edit this on Wikidata
Marion Edit this on Wikidata
DiedDecember 3, 1929 Edit this on Wikidata
Gadsden Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationsWriter, musician Edit this on Wikidata

Zitella Cocke (November 10, 1840 – December 3, 1929) was an American poet, essayist, and musician.

Cocke was born in Marion, Alabama, on November 10, 1840. She was the daughter of Woodson St. George Cocke, a planter from a Virginia family, and Mary Elizabeth Burton Binion Cocke, a descendant of French Huguenot refugees. Cocke primarily lived in Boston, Massachusetts.

The children's journal The Youth's Companion published Cocke's poetry, which was then reprinted by other news organizations.

Zitella Cocke died on December 3, 1929, in Gadsden, Alabama, and was buried in Marion, Alabama.

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "Miss Cocke's Work". The Marion Times-Standard. January 2, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  2. ↑ Beck, Jennifer L., Jennifer L. (Summer 2005). "Zitella Cocke: Alabama's Forgotten Poet". Alabama Heritage; Tuscaloosa (77): 18–25, 50.
  3. ↑ "Miss Zitella Cocke". Birmingham Post-Herald. October 19, 1902. p. 18. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Alabama Women Writers". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 1, 1911. p. 17. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  5. ↑ "A Brother's Song – Zitella Cocke in Youth's Companion". New York Times (1857–1922); New York, N.Y. August 19, 1903. p. 8.
  6. ↑ Gay, W.D. (January 23, 1910). "Just appreciation of the work of Miss Zitella Cocke". The Montgomery Advertiser. p. 25. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Cocke, Zitella". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Zitella Cocke (November 10, 1840–December 3, 1929)". This Goodley Land. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  9. ↑ "ADAH: Julia Zitella Cocke". legacy.archives.alabama.gov. Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  10. ↑ Beck, Jennifer Lynn (July 13, 2003). An Old Maid of the Much Approved Style: Julia Zitella Cocke, Alabama Poet, Musician and Teacher (PDF) (Thesis). Auburn University at Montgomery. Thesis, Master of Liberal Arts
  11. ↑ Goodson, Mike (September 14, 2008). "Alabama poet gained fame". Gadsden Times. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  12. ↑ Review of The Grasshoppers' Hop and Other Verses
    • "Miss Cocke's Work". The Marion Times-Standard. January 2, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
    • "Grasshopper's Hop". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 8, 1901. p. 18. Retrieved May 15, 2024.