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Ella Higginson (1861–1940) was an American writer. She became the poet laureate of Washington State in 1931.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Guide to the Ella Higginson Papers 1870-1940 )〕 Ella Higginson was born in 1861. In addition to her poetry, she also published novels and short story collections, including ''The Flower that Grew in the Sand'' (1896), ''The Forest Orchid and Other Stories'' (1897), ''Mariella-of-Out-West'' (1902), ''Alaska the Great Country'', and ''From the Land of Snow Pearls.''〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ella Higginson )〕 In 1902 she published a poetry collection, ''When the Birds Go North Again'', which the ''New York Times'' praised for its "depth and delicacy of feelings".〔 She published the poetry collection ''The Vanishing Race and Other Poems'' in 1911.〔 Her best known work is the poem "Four Leaf Clover", which was first published by ''West Shore Magazine'' in 1890.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Four-Leaf Clover )〕 Higginson also helped establish the first public reading room and library in Bellingham, Washington, and for a long time was a board member there.〔 She was also the campaign manager for Frances C. Axtell, elected as the first female member of Washington State's House of Representatives in 1912.〔 The Ella Higginson Papers are open to the public and are held at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Heritage Resources, Western Washington University.〔 ==Further reading== *Koert, Dorothy. ''The Lyric Singer: A Biography of Ella Higginson.'' Published 1985. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ella Higginson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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