Lorine Niedecker

Lorine Niedecker (HMLI7)

Location: Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 Jefferson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 53.541', W 88° 54.904'

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Inscription

Fish
? ? ?fowl
? ? ?? ? ?flood
? ? ?Water lily mud
My life
in the leaves and on water
My mother and I
? ? ?? ?born
in swale and swamp and sworn
to water
Lorine Niedecker (1903-70) lived on Black Hawk Island most of her life and celebrated the sights and sounds of this place in poems ranked among the 20th century's finest. She lived first in the log-sided house and later the house near the river from 1947-70.
Nobody, nothing? ?than time
ever gave me? ?unless light
greater thing? ?and silence
? ? ?? ? ?which if intense
? ? ?? ? ?makes sound

Details

HM Number	HMLI7
Series	This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
Tags	20th Century, Arts Letters Music, People
Marker Number	303
Year Placed	1991
Placed By	Wisconsin Historical Society
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 8:38am PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	16T E 343631 N 4750639
Decimal Degrees	42.89235000, -88.91506667
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 42° 53.541', W 88° 54.904'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	42° 53' 32.46" N, 88° 54' 54.24" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	920, 262, 608
Closest Postal Address	At or near W7754 Blackhawk Island Rd, Fort Atkinson WI 53538, US
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