Roberts, Elizabeth Madox, 1881-1941

American poet and novelist.

From the description of Papers of Elizabeth Madox Roberts, 1929-1938. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 34689868

Author, poet, and novelist.

From the description of Papers of Elizabeth Madox Roberts, 1920-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449553

Springfield, Ky. poet and novelist.

From the description of Elizabeth Madox Roberts : miscellaneous papers, 1921-1936. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49307881

Poet and novelist of Springfield, Ky.

From the description of Elizabeth Madox Roberts : papers, 1815-1941. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49308193

Roberts was born 1881 in Perryville, Kentucky. Attended the University of Chicago in her late 30s and received a Ph.B. in 1921. A member of the Poetry Club in Chicago, she was friends with Yvor Winters, Janet Lewis, Pearl Andelson Sherry, and Maurice Lesemann. After completing her degree, she returned to Springfield, Kentucky, where she remained the rest of her life. Her first novel, THE TIME OF MAN, was published in 1926 and received critical and popular acclaim. She went on to publish eight novels, one volume of short stories, and two volumes of poetry. Much of her work, including THE GREAT MEADOW (1930) and BLACK IS MY TRUELOVE'S HAIR (1938), reflects her Kentucky background. She died in 1941.

Sherry was born in Chicago in 1899. She worked as a reader and reviewer for POETRY MAGAZINE. She has published two collections of poetry, FRINGE and ARCH OF A CIRCLE (with Doris Vidaver). She has also contributed to "Dial, " "Gyroscope, " and the "Southern Review."

From the description of Elizabeth Madox Roberts papers, 1921-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122384339

Biographical Note

• 1881, Oct. 30: Born, Perryville, Ky.
• 1900: Attended the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., but was forced to drop out after one semester due to poor health
• 1900 - 1910 : Taught school in rural towns in Kentucky
• 1915: Published In the Great Steep’s Garden. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Gowdy-Simmons Publishing Co.
• 1917: Enrolled at the University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., at the age of thirty six; developed friendships with and received assistance from a group of writers and artists, including Janet Lewis, Harriet Monroe, Glenway Wescott, Monroe Wheeler, and Yvor Winters
• 1921: Ph.B., University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
• 1922: Published Under the Tree. New York: B. W. Huebsch Awarded Fiske Prize Awarded Fiske Prize
• 1926: Published Time of Man. New York: Viking Press
• 1927: Published My Heart and My Flesh.New York: Viking Press
• 1928: Published Jingling in the Wind. New York: Viking Press Awarded John Reed Memorial Prize
• 1930: Published Great Meadow. New York: Viking Press Awarded O. Henry Award
• 1931: Published Buried Treasure. New York: Viking Press
• 1932: Published Haunted Mirror. New York: Viking Press
• 1935: Published He Sent Forth a Raven. New York: Viking Press
• 1938: Published Black Is My Truelove’s Hair.New York: Viking Press
• 1940: Published Song in the Meadow. New York: Viking Press
• 1941: Published Not by Strange Gods. New York: Viking Press
• 1941, Mar. 13: Died, Orlando, Fla.

From the guide to the Elizabeth Madox Roberts Papers, 1921-1941, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)