Katherine Philips (1631 - 1647)

Katherine Fowler was born on New Year's day, 1631 in London, England. In 1647, at the age of sixteen, Katherine was married to fifty-four-year old James Philips. Soon after, she formed the Society of Friendship where she and a small group of women wrote poems of love and friendship to one another. Each member took on a nickname--Philips became known from that point on as Orinda. She began writing to her friend Mary Aubrey (Rosania), but later wrote more to Anne Owen (Lucasia). Ladies, forming this kind of a group would be a great way to expand your friendships.

The poems are by default sorted according to volume, but you can also choose to sort them alphabetically or by page views.

	Poem	Comments
	6th April 1651 L'Amitie: To Mrs. M. Awbrey
	A Retir'd Friendship
	Against Love
	Arion to a Dolphin, On His Majesty's passage into England.
	Content, To My Dearest Lucasia
	Epitaph on her Son H. P.
	Friendships Mystery, To My Dearest Lucasia
	In Memory of F.P.
	In memory of that excellent person Mrs. Mary Lloyd of Bodidrist in Denbigh-shire,
	La Solitude de St. Amant
	L'Amitie: To Mrs. M. Awbrey.
	Orinda To Lucasia Parting October 1661 At London
	Orinda upon Little Hector Philips
	The World
	To Mr. Vaughan, Silurist on His Poems
	To Mrs. M. A. at Parting
	To My Antenor	1 Comment
	To my dear Sister, Mrs. C. P. on her Nuptial
	To My Excellent Lucasia, On Our Friendship
	To One Persuading A Lady To Marriage