MARIE E. J. PITT

(Marie Elizabeth Josephine Pitt)


Marie E. J. Pitt
Marie E. J. Pitt
  • Born: August 6, 1869
  • Died: May 20, 1948
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  • Profession: Activist, Journalist, Poet

Marie Elizabeth Josephine Pitt (1869–1948) was an Australian poet and socialist activist, also journalist and Unitarian. Pitt wrote very highly coloured nature poetry, once much anthologised; and also wrote poetry in support of the socialist and labour movements. Marie Pitt was the companion of fellow poet and socialist Bernard O'Dowd.