The Poetry of Ella Wheeler Wilcox

In The Poetry of Ella Wheeler Wilcox, listeners will hear the sentiments of cheer and optimism that flows through the poet's great body of work

American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox had a deep interest in mysticism, spiritualism and theosophy. Popularly known as the poetess of passion her work is often quoted by a wide variety of public figures from Diana, the Princess of Wales and Margaret Thatcher to F. Scott Fitzgerald and Jack London. "Laugh and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone" and "Love lights more fires than hate extinguishes" are just a couple of her insightful lines that live on through the generations.