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The New Colossus. The New Colossus is a sonnet that American poet Emma Lazarus (1849â1887) wrote in 1883 to raise money for the construction of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. In 1903, the poem was engraved on a bronze plaque and mounted inside the pedestal's lower level. 1 History of the poem.
A portrait of Emma Lazarus. National Park Service, Statue of Liberty NM. Born on July 22, 1849 in New York City to a wealthy sugar refining family of Portuguese Sephardic Jewish descent, Emma Lazarus was the poet who wrote The New Colossus.. Aside from writing, Lazarus was also involved in charitable work for refugees.