Doolittle, Hilda, pseud. H. D., 1886–1961, American poet, b. Bethlehem, Pa., educated at Bryn Mawr. After 1911 she lived abroad, marrying Richard Aldington Aldington, Richard (ôl`dĭngtən), 1892–1962, English poet and novelist. While studying at the Univ.
..... Click the link for more information. in 1913. In England, under the influence of Ezra Pound, she became associated with the imagists imagists, group of English and American poets writing from 1909 to about 1917, who were united by their revolt against the exuberant imagery and diffuse sentimentality of 19th-century poetry.
..... Click the link for more information. and developed into one of the most original poets of the group. Volumes of her verse include Sea Garden (1916), Red Shoes for Bronze (1931), The Walls Do Not Fall (1944), and Bid Me to Live (1960).

Bibliography

See her collected poems, ed. by L. Martz (1983); S. S. Friedman, ed., Analyzing Freud: Letters of H. D., Bryher, and Their Circle (2002); biography by J. Robinson (1982); S. S. Friedman and R. B. DuPlessis, Signets: Reading H. D. (1990).

Doolittle, Hilda

known as H.D.

(born Sept. 10, 1886, Bethlehem, Pa., U.S.—died Sept. 27, 1961, Zürich, Switz.) U.S. poet. Doolittle went to Europe in 1911 and remained there the rest of her life. One of the first Imagists (see Imagism) and deeply influenced by Ezra Pound, she wrote clear, impersonal, sensuous verse that combined classical themes with modernist techniques. Her later work was looser and more passionate, though it remained erudite and symbolic. Her collections include Sea Garden (1916), Hymen (1921), and Red Roses for Bronze (1929). She was also acclaimed for her translations, verse drama, and prose works.

Doolittle, Hilda (H.D.; also John Helforth, pen names) (1886–1961) poet, writer; born in Bethlehem, Pa. She attended Bryn Mawr (?1900–06), moved to Europe and England (1911), and was based in Switzerland (1924). A friend of Ezra Pound, she was a major imagist poet, and also wrote plays, novels, and children's stories.