Shrine [manuscript poem], circa 1930?

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Shrine [manuscript poem], circa 1930?

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The collectiion consists of a typescript poem on five leaves, titled Shrine, with the author's name and address written in the upper left-hand corner of leaf 1 and sparse handwritten corrections throughout. The poem, in heroic couplets, is an impressionistic tale of a strange, dream-like encounter. Author's notes suggest this was published as the January feature of Poetry Journal; Carmer's return address places him at Theatre Arts Monthly, where he worked from 1929-1933.

5 leaves.

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Carmer, Carl, 1893-1976

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Carl Carmer was an author, folklorist, and educator, known as a regional writer whose New York-based works achieved a national audience. Born in Cortland, New York, and educated at Hamilton College and Harvard University, he served as professor of English at several universities before commitiing himself to writing full-time in 1928. He worked as a columnist, and then became editor of Theatre Arts Monthly from, 1929-1933. He wrote poetry, essays, and juvenile fiction, often based in New York's F...