POETRY AT MIAMI
“Depend not on the Vows of Artful Women!”
“Depend not on the Vows of Artful Women”
“Davy”
The Literary Register (April 4, 1829, Oxford Ohio), 120.
Early Miami publications such the Literary Register printed both poetry and correspondence from anonymous contributors. In 1829, the Register printed a letter in which “Amelia” shares this poem that she explains was written by a “vain and self-important” male poet who, having been spurned as a suitor, composed a misogynistic poem on the “wiles” of women. In her letter, Amelia describes this poem as “really disgusting,” and deserving of public shame.