Gleason, Madeline

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Birth 1903-01-26
Death 1979-04-22

Biographical notes:

Gleason was born Jan. 26, 1913; although employed by a brokerage firm (1944-68), she was a poet, playwright, and painter; founder of San Francisco Poetry Guild; organized the first poetry festival in America (1947); taught master workshop in poetry at the Poetry Center, San Francisco State College (1959-60); her published works include The metaphysical needle (1949), Concerto for bell and telephone (1957) and contributions to various anthology publications.

From the description of Papers, 1947-1971. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 41578720

Biography

Gleason was born January 26, 1913; although employed by a brokerage firm (1944-68), she was a poet, playwright, and painter; founder of San Francisco Poetry Guild; organized the first poetry festival in America (1947); taught master workshop in poetry at the Poetry Center, San Francisco State College (1959-60); her published works include The metaphysical needle (1949), Concerto for bell and telephone (1957) and contributions to various anthology publications.

From the guide to the Madeline Gleason Papers, 1947-1971, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Dept. of Special Collections.)

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