Letter, 1912, February 10, New York City [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, [Staten Island] / Harry Kemp. 1912.

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Letter, 1912, February 10, New York City [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, [Staten Island] / Harry Kemp. 1912.

Is tought by his poem "The Man With the Hoe" and hopes that some day he will have an inspiration like that.

1 p. on 1 leaf ; 15-18 cm.

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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 ...

Kemp, Harry, 1883-1960

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Author. From the description of Papers, 1913-1946. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 701550358 ...