She was a pioneer in the Texas literary scene .
She was a prize - winning and published poet and author , and from 1926 to 1946 , a librarian at the Carnegie Library in Abilene , Texas .
poet was a pioneer in the Texas literary scene .
She was a prize - winning and published poet and author , and from 1926 to 1946 , a librarian at the Carnegie Library in Abilene , Texas .