Near Fort Atkinson in Jefferson County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Lorine Niedecker

Photographed By William J. Toman

1. Lorine Niedecker Marker

Inscription.
Fish
fowl
   flood
Water lily mud
My life
in the leaves and on water
My mother and I
   born
in swale and swamp and sworn
to water
Lorine Niedecker (1903-70) lived on Black Hawk Island most of her life and celebrated the sights and sounds of this place in poems ranked among the 20th century's finest. She lived first in the log-sided house and later the house near the river from 1947-70.
Nobody, nothing than time
ever gave me unless light
greater thing and silence
   which if intense
   makes sound

Erected 1991 by Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 303.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Waterways & Vessels • Women. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list.

Location. 42° 53.541′ N, 88° 54.904′ W. Marker is near Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, in Jefferson County. Marker is on Black Hawk Island Road, 3.2 miles west of Wisconsin Highway 106, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Atkinson WI 53538, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of

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this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lake Koshkonong Effigy Mounds (approx. 1.2 miles away); Panther Intaglio (approx. 3.8 miles away); Soldiers and Sailors (approx. 4.6 miles away); Fort Koshkonong (approx. 4.9 miles away); Black Hawk War Encampment (approx. 7 miles away); Lincoln Hill (approx. 7 miles away); Sterling North (approx. 7.9 miles away); Sheepskin School (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Atkinson.

Photographed By William J. Toman

2. Lorine Niedecker Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2010, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,326 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2010, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.