[Letter] 1916, June 1, Bridgeport, Connecticut [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Henry, Henry. 1916.

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[Letter] 1916, June 1, Bridgeport, Connecticut [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Henry, Henry. 1916.

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Regret that he missed the gathering; puts questions to him like difference between english and american poetry, can a poet be made if not born, etc. Wants Markham to send him an article and photograph.

6 p. on 2 leaves ; 18-25 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 ...

Henry, H. A. (Henry Abraham), 1800-1879

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