Ina Coolbrith, first Poet Laureate of California

E251794

Ina Coolbrith, the first Poet Laureate of California, was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century American poet, librarian, and literary figure central to San Francisco’s cultural and literary scene.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Poet Laureate
human
librarian
literary figure
poet
activeYearsEnd 1920s
activeYearsStart 1860
awardReceived title of Poet Laureate of California
birthName Josephine Donna Smith
burialPlace Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1841-03-10
dateOfDeath 1928-02-29
educatedAt public schools in Los Angeles, California
familyName Coolbrith
fullName Ina Donna Coolbrith
genre lyric poetry
givenName Ina
hasMemorial Ina Coolbrith Park, San Francisco
linked to: Ina Coolbrith Park
influenced George Sterling
Isadora Duncan
Jack London
languageOfWorkOrName English
laterResidence California
memberOf San Francisco literary circle
movement American Romantic poetry
California literature
notableFor being the first Poet Laureate of California
influence on the San Francisco Bay Area literary scene
notableWork A Perfect Day
Songs from the Golden Gate
occupation editor
librarian
poet
teacher
placeOfBirth Nauvoo, Illinois, United States
linked to: Nauvoo, Illinois
placeOfDeath Berkeley, California, United States
linked to: Berkeley
positionHeld Poet Laureate of California
first librarian of the Oakland Free Library
librarian of the Oakland Free Library
president of the Pacific Coast Women’s Press Association
relative Joseph Smith
religion raised in the Latter Day Saint movement
residence Berkeley, California, United States
linked to: Berkeley

Oakland, California, United States
linked to: Oakland

San Francisco, California, United States
linked to: San Francisco
subjectOf Ina Coolbrith Circle (literary society)
workLocation Oakland, California, United States
linked to: Oakland

San Francisco, California, United States

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ina Coolbrith Park commemorates Ina Coolbrith, first Poet Laureate of California
Ina Coolbrith positionHeld Poet Laureate of California
linked to: Ina Coolbrith, first Poet Laureate of California
Ina Coolbrith positionHeld California Poet Laureate
linked to: Ina Coolbrith, first Poet Laureate of California