Poems of Progress

Lizzie Doten (1829-1913) was a celebrated American poet, spiritualist, and public speaker whose work gained prominence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her compilation of verse, 'Poems of Progress,' published initially in 1855 and later expanded in subsequent editions, reflects the themes of spiritual and social advancement that are recurrent in her oeuvre. Doten's poetic style is charac...