Maureen Cannon

American poet

Maureen Cannon (November 22, 1922 – January 25, 2007) was an American poet. She published more than 1,000 poems in Good Housekeeping, Ladies' Home Journal, McCall's, Reader's Digest, Light Quarterly, and a great variety of other publications. She was a regular contributor, always in verse, to more than one section of The New York Times.[1]

Cannon's prolific publishing career did not begin until she was in her 40s, when a friend sent two of her poems to Babytalk magazine. She became a member of the Bards' Buffet, a group of light poets (including Alma Denny, Willard R. Espy, Louis Phillips, and Bob McKenty) who occasionally dined together in New York City,[2] and won prizes for both her serious and her light verse.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b Fox, Margalit. "Maureen Cannon, 84, a Poet of the Everyday, in Light Verse, Dies" New York Times, January 31, 2007
2. ^ Conti, Edmund (1999). "Bard for Life". Light Quarterly (25): 53–55.

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