Letter, 1936 July 22, New York City [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, [Staten Island] / Louis Untermeyer. 1936.

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Letter, 1936 July 22, New York City [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, [Staten Island] / Louis Untermeyer. 1936.

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Wants to publish a textbook of critical appreciation and asks Markham to pick put three more of his poems with an social undertone, like "The Man with the Hoe."

1 p. ; 23 cm.

Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940

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California poet. Raised near Vacaville, became a schoolteacher in Coloma and later in Oakland. Became famous overnight with publication of "The Man with a Hoe," his protest against brutalization of labor, in "San Francisco Examiner" (January 15, 1899). Following this success Markham moved to New York where he scored another triumph with "Lincoln and Other Poems" (1901). He became a well-known reader of his own poems and lecturer of idealistic views, but his creative output for remainder of life ...

Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-1977

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Louis Untermeyer was a noted author, editor, and translator. His tastes were eclectic, and his friendships many; he produced more than one hundred books, and volumes of letters. His numerous poetry anthologies have helped introduce verse to generations of schoolchildren. From the description of Heinrich Heine, paradox and poet, 1936. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 56550722 From the description of Louis Untermeyer letter to Judith Wright McKinn...