Mina Loy

About

Modernist poet, author, artist, and actress known for an avant-garde poetry collection entitled Songs to Joannes. Her other literary works include Insel (novel) and Lunar Baedecker (poems).

Before Fame

She was the daughter of a Hungarian-Jewish father and a British mother.

Trivia

She was associated with an Italian social and artistic movement known as Futurism.

Family Life

She married Stephen Haweis in 1903 and subsequently gave birth to three children. Following her divorce, Loy had love affairs with Filippo Marinetti and Giovanni Papini.

Associated With

She met author Gertrude Stein in Paris; the two became lifelong friends.