Edmund Vance Cooke (June 5, 1866 – December 18, 1932) was a 19th- and 20th-century poet best remembered for his inspirational verse "How Did You Die?"
Edmund Vance Cooke | |
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| Born | June 5, 1866 |
| Died | December 18, 1932 |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Notable work | "How Did You Die?" |
| Spouse | Lilith Castleberry (married 1898) |
| Children | 5 |
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Cooke was born in Port Dover, Canada West. In 1898 he married Lilith Castleberry, with whom he had five children. He later read his poems on radio station WWJ in Detroit, Michigan. He died in Cleveland, Ohio.[1]
Cooke’s poetry has been set to music by several composers, including Nellie Bangs Skelton and Kate Vanderpoel.[2]
Books
edit- A Patch of Pansies (1894)
- Impertinent Poems (1903)
- Rimes to be Read (1897)
- Chronicles of the Little Tot (1905)
- Told to the Little Tot (1906)
- A Morning's Mail (1907)
- Little Songs for Two (1909)
- I Rule the House (1910)
- Basebology (1912)
- The Story Club (1912)
- The Uncommon Commoner (1913)
- Just Then Something Happened (1914)
- Cheerful Children (1923)
- Brass Tacks Ballads (1924)
- Companionable Poems (1924)
- From the Book of Extenuations (1926)
References
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- ^ "Edmund Vance Cooke". allpoetry.com. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ Catalogue of Title Entries of Books and Other Articles. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1899.
External links
edit- Selected Poetry of Edmund Vance Cooke (1866-1932)
- Edmund Vance Cooke papers Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
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