Della Iona Cann Young (1872-1945) was Oklahoma's fourth poet laureate, appointed in 1943 by Governor Robert S. Kerr.[1]

Della Iona Cann Young
Born
Della Iona Cann

February 8, 1872
DiedMay 16, 1945
Elk City, Oklahoma
Burial placeCheyenne Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Poet, educator
Known forPoet Laureate of Oklahoma
SpouseAndrew Clyde Young
ChildrenThree

Young was born Della Iona Cann in Holton, Kansas on February 8, 1872. She married Andrew Clyde Young in 1906 and they had three children.[2] At the time of her appointment as poet laureate, Young had published only two poems, and she never published a volume of poetry.[1]

Most of Young's career was spent as an educator in Western Oklahoma.[1]

According to her gravestone, she died May 16, 1945[2] in Elk City, Oklahoma.

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  1. ^ a b c Holliday, Shawn (2015). The Oklahoma Poets Laureate: A Sourcebook, History, and Anthology. Norman, OK: Mongrel Empire Press. p. 69. ISBN 9780990320432.
  2. ^ a b "Della Iona Cann Young (1872-1945) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2021-12-02.