Marie La Coste

Artistic silhouette of a person framed by an ornate floral border.

The historical record preserves this poet’s work, but little is known of their life. Further details will be added as sources emerge.

Somebody’s Darling

Marie La Coste
Into a ward of the whitewashed halls,

Where the dead and the dying lay–
Wounded by bayonets, shells, and balls,

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