Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914

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American poet.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Louisville, to Miss Greene, 1914 Nov. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270129671

From the description of The Vikings : autograph poem signed, 1886 Aug. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270135829

Poet and author of Louisville, Kentucky.

From the description of Madison Julius Cawein : miscellaneous papers, 1889-1916. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46764382

Madison Julius Cawein, a poet, was born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1865. After graduating from Male High School, Cawein worked as a cashier in the Newmarket poolroom. He wrote his poetry at night and in his spare time. His poetic career was launched in 1887 when William Dean Howells favorably reviewed his first book, Blooms of Berry. Cawein's poetry shows the naturalist lore he learned from his father and the creative imagination of his spirtualist mother. Cawein's nature poetry perserves a landscape that has all but disappeared. The poems Cawein wrote are visionary. Cawein died of an apopletic attack on December 8, 1914. [Kentucky Encyclopedia, p. 176.]

From the description of Madison Cawein papers : letters and poetry, 1885-1912. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37031593

Louisville (Jefferson Co.), Ky. resident.

From the description of Papers, 1892-1914. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36854613

Poet.

Madison Julius Cawein was born in Louisville, Ky. to German parents on March 23, 1865. He attended Male High School, graduating in 1886. Cawein cited the influence of the English Romantic poets on his own work, particularly Keats, Shelly, Coleridge, Tennyson, Browning and Wordsworth. His first publication, BLOOMS OF THE BERRY (1887), was praised by critics William Dean Howells, and James Whitcomb Riley. Cawien was recognized as a poet of nature since his works often reflected his interest in Kentucky flora and fauna. Joyce Kilmer wrote that Cawein was "the greatest nature poet of his time" (CATHOLIC WORLD, March 1917). Before his sudden death at the age of forty-nine in 1914, Cawien published thirty books.

From the description of Madison Cawein papers, 1889-1914 (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 16780387

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referencedIn Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. Letter : New York, to [Madison Julius] Cawein, [Louisville, Ky.], [18]97 Aug. 21. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Letter 1908, May 17,Louisille, Ky [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, [Staten Island, N.Y.] / Madison Julius Cawein. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
referencedIn Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe additional papers Houghton Library
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Letter 1907, Nov. 28, Louisille, Ky [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, [Staten Island, N.Y.] / Madison Julius Cawein. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. The Vikings : autograph poem signed, 1886 Aug. 30. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Additional papers, ca. 1870-1922. Houghton Library
referencedIn Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920. William Dean Howells : miscellaneous papers, 1907 Oct. 23. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Stanza [1911?] University of Michigan
creatorOf Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940. Letter, 1905 February 27, Brick House, Noroton, Connecticut [to] Catherine [Markham] / E.M. [Edwin Markham]. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Letter 1914, May 13, Louisille, Ky [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, [Staten Island, N.Y.] / Madison Julius Cawein. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Letter, 1896, May 7, Louisville, Ky., to the Editor of "Book News", Philadelphia. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. Letter : New York, to [Madison Julius] Cawein, [Louisville, Ky.], [18]97 Aug. 21. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Le Gallienne, Richard, 1866-1947. Letters, 1888-1938. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Allison, Young Ewing, 1853-1932. Young Ewing Allison : papers, 1840-1932. The Filson Historical Society
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referencedIn Fox, John, 1863-1919. John Fox letters, 1883-1889 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Fox, John, 1863-1919. John Fox, Jr. and Madison J. Cawein letters to Micajah Fible, 1883-1889. University of Kentucky Libraries
creatorOf Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907. Papers [manuscript] 1856-1911. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Letter, 1897 Jul. 9, Louisville, Ky., to E.C. Stedman [n.p.]. University of Michigan
referencedIn Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard College Library) poetry readings, 1931- (ongoing). Woodberry Poetry Room, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
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creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Hesperian (proem), 1909. University of Michigan
referencedIn Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962. Papers, 1897-1930 Houghton Library
creatorOf Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920. Papers of William Dean Howells [manuscript], 1866-1919. University of Virginia. Library
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creatorOf Armsby, James H., 1809-1875,. American and English literary and historical papers collected by Atcheson L. Hench [manuscript] 1787-1914. University of Virginia. Library
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creatorOf Teasdale, Sara, 1884-1933. Papers of Sara Teasdale [manuscript], 1888-1934 (bulk 1905-1933). University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940. Letter, 1905 December 13, Westerleigh, Staten Island, New York [to] Mr. Madison Cawein / Edwin Markham. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
referencedIn Rothert, Otto Arthur, 1871-1956. Madison Julius Cawein : additional papers, 1888-1929. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Letter 1905, Dec. 6, Louisille, Ky [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, [Staten Island, N.Y.] / Madison Julius Cawein. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
referencedIn Markham, Lucia Clark, 1870-1967. Lucia Clark Markham papers, 1901-1962. University of Kentucky Libraries
creatorOf Madison Julius Cawein letters, 1898-1913 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Letter 1911, Feb. 1, Louisille, Ky [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, [Staten Island, N.Y.] / Madison Julius Cawein. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
referencedIn Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968. Papers of Witter Bynner, 1913-1918. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Papers, 1892-1914. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Howells family papers, 1850-1954 (inclusive). Houghton Library
creatorOf McGill, Josephine, 1877-1919. A road song / Josephine McGill ; words by Madison Cawein. Dwight Anderson Memorial Music Library, University of Louisville
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Papers of Madison Julius Cawein [manuscript] 1884-1925. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge papers, 1855-1939. Houghton Library
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Madison Julius Cawein : miscellaneous papers, 1889-1916. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Roberts, Elizabeth Madox, 1881-1941. Elizabeth Madox Roberts : miscellaneous papers, 1921-1936. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Ford, Arthur Younger, 1861-1926. Arthur Younger Ford papers, 1868-1937. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Letter, 1888 Jun. 16, Louisville, Ky., to E.C. Stedman [n.p.]. University of Michigan
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Letter, 1908 Oct. 30, Louisville, Ky., to Harold G. Rugg. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Letter 1908, April 12, Louisille, Ky [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, [Staten Island, N.Y.] / Madison Julius Cawein. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Letters, 1903-1913, to [Philip D] Sherman, [Oberlin, Ohio]. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn James Whitcomb Riley collection of papers, 1878-[1964, 1878-1915 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Letter to Mr. Taylor. [London, Eng.?]. 1909 Feb. 23. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Harrison, Elizabeth Stuart Letcher, d. 1914. List of books presented by Southern writers to the Poe Alcove, 1900 June 1. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Shepherd, Arthur, 1880-1958. Where loveliness keeps house / A. Shepherd. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Letter 1910-1920, Louisille, Ky [to] Mrs. Anna Catherine Markham, [Staten Island, N.Y.] / Gertrude Cawein. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Madison Cawein papers : letters and poetry, 1885-1912. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
creatorOf Fox, John, 1863-1919. John Fox, Jr. and Madison J. Cawein letters to Micajah Fible, 1883-1889. University of Kentucky Libraries
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Madison Cawein papers, 1889-1914 University of Kentucky Libraries
referencedIn Thomas Bird Mosher papers, 1890-1939 (inclusive) 1895-1924 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Woodberry, George Edward, 1855-1930. Correspondence and compositions, 1859-1930. Houghton Library
referencedIn Rothert, Otto Arthur, 1871-1956. Madison Julius Cawein : Papers, 1886-1928. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Letter, 1889 May 21, Louisville, Ky., to E.C. Stedman [n.p.]. University of Michigan
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Autograph letter signed : Louisville, to Miss Greene, 1914 Nov. 29. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Rothert, Otto Arthur, 1871-1956. Otto Arthur Rothert : miscellaneous papers, 1910-1921. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914. Letter, 1889 Jan. 2, Louisville, Ky., to E.C. Stedman [n.p.]. University of Michigan
creatorOf Allen, James Lane, 1849-1925. Papers of James Lane Allen [manuscript] 1890-1919. University of Virginia. Library
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Poets, American
Poets, American
Poets, American
Mental health
Nature in literature
Prose poetry, American
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Birth 1865-03-23

Death 1914-12-08

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