Constantina E. BrooksConstantina Elizabeth Brooks was an American poet and translator.Early lifeBrooks was born in Maryland in 1835. She was the daughter of James G. and Mary E. Brooks. Her father was a newspaper editor, and both of her parents were poets. After her father's death in 1841, Constantina resided in New York state with her mother.LifeHer most well-known work is Ballads And Translations, a collection of original ballads by Brooks, and her translations of ancient Greek poems. Brooks died on December 6, 1910, in Albany, New York.