Laura Riding
Laura (Riding) Jackson was an American poet, critic, novelist, essayist and short story writer.
1923-1926 as Laura Riding Gottschalk
1927-1939 as Laura Riding
1963-1991 as Laura (Riding) Jackson
She also published under the pseudonym Madeleine Vara.
“Forgive me, giver, if I destroy the gift:it is so nearly what would please meI cannot but perfect it”
Laura Riding
“People will think you brilliant only if you tell them what they know. To avoid being thought brilliant, avoid knowing what they know. Write to discover to yourselfwhat you know.Anarchism is Not Enough”
Laura Riding