Ruth Pitter
Emma Thomas "Ruth" Pitter, CBE, FRSL (7 November 1897 – 29 February 1992) was a 20th century British poet.
She was the first woman to receive the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1955, and was appointed a CBE in 1979 to honour her many contributions to English literature.
In 1974, she was named a "Companion of Literature", the highest honour given by the Royal Society of Literature.
Read more about Ruth Pitter: Career, Poet, Style and Influences, Christian Faith Influences, Bibliography of Works
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“The lily in splendor, the vine in her grace,
The fox in the forest, all had their desire,
As then I had mine, in the place that was happy and poor.”
—Ruth Pitter (b. 1897)
“Poor comfort all comfort: once what the mouse had spared
Was enough, was delight, there where the heart was at home;”
—Ruth Pitter (b. 1897)