Virginia WoolfAnon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman.
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Although anonymity is a preferred way to distribute some work, it has occasionally been used by men. One of the most notable examples is the anonymous poet Sappho, who wrote over 800 poems in approximately 160 BC. She gave her name only to her father and mother, leaving her lovers to wonder if she was male or female. If she was a woman, why did she choose to use male pronouns? If she was male, why did he disguise his gender? Her romantic relationships are sometimes described as male-female love triangles.
Source: A Room Of Ones Own
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