Zitella Cocke (November 10, 1840 – December 3, 1929) was an American poet, essayist, and musician.
Cocke was born in
Marion, Alabama[1] on November 10, 1840. She was the daughter of Woodson St. George Cocke, a planter from a prominent Virginia family, and Mary Elizabeth Burton Binion Cocke, a descendant of French
Huguenot refugees.[2] Cocke primarily lived in Boston, Massachusetts.[3][4]
The children's journal
The Youth's Companion published Cocke's poetry,[5] which was then reprinted by other news organizations.[6]