Mary Mapes Dodge Poetry

Mary Mapes Dodge (1831-1905) was an American children’s author and editor. Widowed at 28, she turned to writing to support her sons. Her renowned work “Hans Brinker; or, The Silver Skates” won acclaim and awards. As editor of St. Nicholas Magazine, she featured notable authors. Her poems and stories offered gentle moral lessons in playful verse. She died in Onteora Park, New York, leaving a lasting legacy in children’s literature.

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The Minuet

‘The Minuet’ by Mary Mapes Dodge alludes to the many changes that the passage of time presents. This is specially related to the way that one speaker’s grandmother has changed.

One of the lesser-known American women poets of the 19th century, Mary Mapes Dodge is a writer of children’s literature. Her poem ‘The Minuet’ is one such piece that is intended for young minds. It is an instructive piece that inspires respect for both the past and the elderly people.

Grandma told me all about it,

Told me so I couldn’t doubt it,

How she danced—my Grandma danced!—

Long ago

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