About This Stamp
On April 18, 1990, Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Marianne Moore was honored with a commemorative stamp, the eighth in the Literary Arts series.
T.S. Eliot helped bring Moore's poems national recognition when, in 1915, he published several of her poems in the Egoist, a London Journal of Imagism. Imagism is the literary movement dedicated to poetry of naturalness, directness, and precision.
Moore was the recipient of the most distinguished literary awards in America and has often been called "America's first lady of poetry."
Designed by M. Gregory Rudd, the stamps were printed in the photogravure process by the American Bank Note Company and issued in panes of 50.
First Day of Issue Ceremony
First Day of Issue Date: April 18, 1990
First Day of Issue Location: Brooklyn, NY