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Jane Johnston Schoolcraft

The first Native American poet to write in English, as well as the first known poet to write poems in a Native American language, Jane Johnston Schoolcraft was born on January 31, 1800, in Sault Ste. Marie, now Michigan.

To the Miscodeed

by Jane Johnston Schoolcraft (1800–42)

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Sweet pink of northern wood and glen,
E’er first to greet the eyes of men
In early spring,—a tender flower
Whilst still the wintry wind hath power.
How welcome, in the sunny glade,
Or hazel copse, thy pretty head
Oft peeping out whilst still the snow,
Doth here and there, its presence show
Soon leaf and bud quick opening spread

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