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Who coined the description of Caresse Cosby as the "literary godmother"?

  • The New York Times

  • Time

  • The Los Angeles Times

  • Newsweek

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Time magazine coined the description of Caresse Cosby as the "literary godmother". She was an American poet, novelist, and patron of the arts. She was married to poet Harry Crosby, and together they founded the Black Sun Press, which published the work of many modernist poets and writers. After Crosby's death, she continued to publish books and support other writers.
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