Frances Laughton Mace, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frances Laughton Mace

American poet

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1836

Place of Birth: Orono, Maine, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1899

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Frances Laughton Mace (pen name, Inez; January 15, 1836 – August 1899) was an American poet.
Her poems first appeared in The Journal of Commerce.
She was best remembered for the poem and hymn "Only Waiting", written when she was 18, and published in the Waterville Mail.
Its authorship, for a time, was confused.
The work was included in her volume Legends, Lyrics, and Sonnets (Boston, 1883).
Her later work was included in Under Pine and Palm (1888) and Wild Roses of Maine (1896).