Anna Peyre Dinnies | |
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| Born | Anna Peyre Shackleford February 7, 1805 Georgetown, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 1886 (aged 81) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Pen name | Moina |
| Occupation |
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| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse |
John C. Dinnies
(m. 1830; died 1882) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
Anna Peyre Dinnies (née Shackleford; pen name Moina; February 7, 1805 - August 8, 1886) was a 19th-century American poet and miscellaneous writer.[1] Under the pen name of "Moina", both before and after her marriage, she wrote many poems which attracted attention, of which "Chrysanthemum" was one of the better-known. She contributed to the leading periodicals of the Southern United States.[2]
- ^ International Printing and Publishing Office 1884, p. 1103.
- ^ M'Caleb 1894, p. 507.