Constantina Elizabeth Brooks (1835–1910) was an American poet and translator.
Early life Brooks was born in Maryland in 1835.Albany Rural Cemetery Internment Cards. Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York. She was the daughter of James G. and Mary E. Brooks. Her father was a newspaper editor, and both of her parents were poets. After her father's death in 1841, Constantina resided in New York state with her mother.Miss Brooks' Sudden Death Last Evening. The Argus (Albany, NY), December 7, 1910.The Albany directory for the year 1889. Albany: Sampson, Murdock, 51.
Life Her most well-known work is Ballads And Translations, a collection of original ballads by Brooks, and her translations of ancient Greek poems. Brooks died on December 6, 1910, in Albany, New York.
Bibliography
References