Sidney Lanier Writer

Sidney Clopton Lanier (February 3, 1842 – September 7, 1881) was an American musician, poet and author. He served in the Confederate army, worked on a blockade running ship for which he was imprisoned (resulting in his catching tuberculosis), taught, worked at a hotel where he gave musical performances, was a church organist, and worked as a lawyer. As a poet he used dialects. He became a flautist and sold poems to publications. He eventually became a university professor and is known for his adaptation of musical meter to poetry. Many schools, other structures and two lakes are named for him.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Lanier Sidney Clopton
Birth date	February 03, 1842
Birth place	Macon Georgia
Nationality	United States
Date of death	September 07, 1881
Place of death	Lynn North Carolina , Tryon North Carolina