{"id":5456,"date":"2013-11-25T22:12:05","date_gmt":"2013-11-26T06:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/?p=5456"},"modified":"2015-08-05T22:41:39","modified_gmt":"2015-08-06T06:41:39","slug":"was-the-famed-poet-marianne-moore-hired-to-name-the-car-that-would-ultimately-be-known-as-the-edsel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/2013\/11\/25\/was-the-famed-poet-marianne-moore-hired-to-name-the-car-that-would-ultimately-be-known-as-the-edsel\/","title":{"rendered":"Was the Famed Poet Marianne Moore Hired to Name the Car That Would Ultimately be Known as the Edsel?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends related to poetry and poets and whether they are true or false. Click here<\/a> for an archive of all poetry legends featured so far.<\/p>\n

POETRY URBAN LEGEND<\/span><\/u>: Marianne Moore was asked to come up with a name for the brand of car that eventually became known as the Edsel.<\/p>\n

Marianne Moore was one of the most acclaimed Modernist poets of the 20th Century, with a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award on her mantelpiece.<\/p>\n

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