was an editor at Poetry magazine, one of the leading poetry magazines of the English speaking world. She also published The Giant's Shoe in 1967, an illustrated children's book. Her work has been included in textbooks including Golden Trails. Jessica Nelson North died on June 3, 1988 in Downers Grove, Illinois. Awards The Long Leash was selected by the Poetry Club as one of the best volumes of the year. Arden Acres won the Friends of American Writers first novel award References External links The Sterling North Society Website which maintains their home as a museum Synopsis of Arden Acres History of Poetry Magazine with a listing of its editorial staff toward the bottom Badger History Vol 16, Number 1, September 1962 1891 births 1988 deaths Writers from Madison, Wisconsin 20th-century American novelists American children's writers American women novelists Poets from Wisconsin 20th-century American poets Lawrence University alumni People from Edgerton, Wisconsin American women poets American women children's writers 20th-century American women writers Novelists from Wisconsin