How would you feel living the life of a mistress? Amelia Lanier was the first British woman to write a poem in English. Although she was well known to the public, her career was not very successful. Not much is really known about his parents. Amelia Lanier was a mother, teacher and writer. Amelia Lanier was born on January 27, 1569. Amelia was also baptized the same day she was born at St. Botolph. She was born to Baptista Bassano and Margaret Johnson. His parents were never legally married. Lanier was born while his father was a servant of the king. His mother Margaret Johnson was the aunt of a Shakespearean musician, Robert Johnson. Lanier had a sister and two brothers. Her sister, Angela Bassano, was four years younger than her. Their brothers, Lewes and Phillip, died before reaching adulthood. Lanier's father died on April 11, 1576, when she was only seven years old. (poetryfoundation.com) Her father left her $100,000 which was to be given to her on her wedding day or when she turned 21, whichever came first. After her father's death, she went to live with Susan Bertie. While living with Bertie, she was home-schooled and grew up with access to Elizabethan legal circles. (usask.ca)Lanier's mother died when she was eighteen. His mother was buried on July 7, 1587 at the Porte des Évêques. After her mother's death, she became the mistress of Henry Carey, who was first Lord Hundson. Even though he was forty-five years older than her, she was happy with their relationship. When she was twenty-three, Amelia Lanier became pregnant with Carey's child, Henry Carey Jr. Amelia was married to Alfonso Lanier. They then had a daughter together named Odillya, but she died at the age of ten months. (poetry found middle of paper......ier viewed women as innocent and loving. Lanier also lived a life of poverty. After her husband died, she was broke and had money problems. When she started receiving a pension check, she started getting sick Work citedCooley, Ron "Aemilia Lanyer, Biographical Introduction", BiographicalIntroduction, January 1, 1998. www.usask.ca/english/phoenix/lanyerbio.htmLanier, Amelia. and AL Rowse The Poems of Shakespeare's Black Lady: Slave Dues RexJudaeorum New York: CN Potter, 1979Lanier, Amelia and Susanne Woods. Eve's Apologies for the Defense of Women Ed. Evanston.McDougal Littel 2006.Lanier, Amelia." Poetry Foundation, 2014.www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/aemilia-lanyer.