David Morton
Morton (February 21, 1886 – June 13, 1957) was an American poet. David Morton was born in Elkton, Kentucky, he graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1909. Morton played on the varsity football team.
David Morton
Wyncie King · New York Times Book Review, pg. 7, May 13, 1923 · Public domain
- Name
- David Morton
- Born
- 21 February 1886
- Birthplace
- Elkton, Kentucky
- Died
- 13 June 1957
- Occupation
- Journalist, teacher, poet
- Education
- Vanderbilt University
- Awards
- * Golden Rose Award
- Nationality
- United States
- Honours
- Henry Hope Reed Award
- Languages
- English
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Biography
After a decade of newspaper work, starting at the Louisville Courier-Journal, he became a teacher in the high school at Morristown, New Jersey. Beginning in 1924, he taught at Amherst College. His work appeared in Harper's Magazine. He is noted for having written a fan letter to Dashiell Hammett.
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• Name — David Morton • Born — 21 February 1886 • Birthplace — Elkton, Kentucky • Died — 13 June 1957 • Occupation — Journalist, teacher, poet • Education — Vanderbilt University • Genre — Poetry • Awards — * Golden Rose Award • National Arts Club Prize
Poetry
Poetry
• "The Kings Are Passing Deathward", Poetry X * * * Nocturnes and Autumnals 1928 publisher Knickerbocker Press
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Editor
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Anthologies
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Scholarly record and reception
The scholarly and documentary record stands as follows. Recorded as having received Henry Hope Reed Award.
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• Golden Rose Award • National Arts Club Prize
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- 1.Louis Untermeyer. Modern American Poetry. Harcourt, Brace. 346–. 1921.
- 2.Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt University Quarterly. Vanderbilt University. 53–. 1915.
- 3.Robert Francis. The trouble with Francis. Univ of Massachusetts Press. 14. 1971. 978-0-87023-083-7.
- 4.WebCite query result. www.webcitation.org.
- 5.David Morton Harper's Magazine.
- 6.Hammett, Dashiell. Selected Letters of Dashiell Hammett, 1921-1960. Counterpoint. 2002-04-01. 9781582432106.
- 7.Shaw, Albert. The American Review of Reviews. Review of Reviews. 1920-01-01.
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