The poet Marcelle Eugenie Desplanques was born in Paris, France, on March 12, 1897. She was a fine and proper lady, who met and married Carroll King Jones, an American soldier serving in Europe during World War I. Her introduction to the people and cultures of the United States was not an easy one. She adapted, she withstood unpleasantries and bigotries, she made a home and family with this man who'd swept her away from life as she had known it. She bore two strong sons and a lovely daughter. Her older son, Francis, was ...
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The poet Marcelle Eugenie Desplanques was born in Paris, France, on March 12, 1897. She was a fine and proper lady, who met and married Carroll King Jones, an American soldier serving in Europe during World War I. Her introduction to the people and cultures of the United States was not an easy one. She adapted, she withstood unpleasantries and bigotries, she made a home and family with this man who'd swept her away from life as she had known it. She bore two strong sons and a lovely daughter. Her older son, Francis, was killed in Europe during World War II. Her younger son, Donald, who also fought overseas in that same war, survived, returned home to the U.S. and later became my father. Through it all, my grandmother maintained a passion for poetry. She was an extraordinary woman. She endured things in her life that would have made most of us buckle under the weight. I believe she endured it all, not only because of her remarkable inner strength, but because of her steadfast faith and love of God. This book of poetry includes her writings from 1938 to 1941 and then from 1979 to 1982. Marcelle Desplanques Jones died in 1990 at the age of 92. Photos included.
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