Della Ione Young

Della Iona Cann Young
Born
Della Iona Cann

(1872-02-08)February 8, 1872
Holton, Kansas
DiedMay 16, 1945(1945-05-16) (aged 73)
Elk City, Oklahoma
Burial placeCheyenne Cemetery
OccupationsPoet, educator
Known forPoet Laureate of Oklahoma
SpouseAndrew Clyde Young
ChildrenThree

Della Iona Cann Young (1872-1945) was Oklahoma's fourth poet laureate, appointed in 1943 by Governor Robert S. Kerr.[1]

Young was born Della Iona Cann in Holton, Kansas on February 8, 1872. She married Andrew Clyde Young in 1906 and they had three children.[2] At the time of her appointment as poet laureate, Young had published only two poems, and she never published a volume of poetry.[1]

Most of Young's career was spent as an educator in Western Oklahoma.[1]

According to her gravestone, she died May 16, 1945[2] in Elk City, Oklahoma.

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References

  1. ^ a b c Holliday, Shawn (2015). The Oklahoma Poets Laureate: A Sourcebook, History, and Anthology. Norman, OK: Mongrel Empire Press. p. 69. ISBN 9780990320432.
  2. ^ a b "Della Iona Cann Young (1872-1945) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
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