Della Ione Young

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 (1872-02-08)February 8, 1872 Holton, Kansas
Died	May 16, 1945(1945-05-16) (aged 73) Elk City, Oklahoma
Burial place	Cheyenne Cemetery
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Poet, educator
Known for	Poet Laureate of Oklahoma
Spouse	Andrew Clyde Young
Children	Three

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.

See also

• Poetry portal

• Poets Laureate of Oklahoma