Kathryn Irene Glascock (1901 – February 23, 1923) was an American poet. The Kathryn Irene Glascock Intercollegiate Poetry Contest is named after her.[1]
Kathryn Irene Glascock | |
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 Kathryn Irene Glascock, 1922 Mount Holyoke College yearbook | |
| Born | 1901 |
| Died | February 23, 1923 |
| Occupation | Poet |
Early life and education
editGlascock was born in 1901 to parents Hugh Grundy Glascock, an educator, and Etta (or Ella) Bodine Woods. She was raised in Culver, Indiana.[2] Glascock graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1922.[1][3]
At Mount Holyoke, she was editor of the school newspaper, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.[4] Glascock worked as a magazine editor in New York after college.
Legacy
editIn her memory, her parents established the annual Kathryn Irene Glascock Intercollegiate Poetry Contest at Mount Holyoke College in 1923. The contest became an intercollegiate event in 1924.[1] In addition, Glascock's parents also published a collection of her poetry entitled, Poems, and had one of her poems, "Daylight," published in Poetry Magazine.
Poetry
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c Horner, Joyce (2017-02-16). "Glascock Poetry Contest". Mount Holyoke College. Archived from the original on 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ Mount Holyoke College, Llamarada (1922 yearbook): 159.
- ^ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bodine/n1508.htm [dead link]
- ^ a b "Academy Mourns Loss of Miss Irene Glascock". The Culver Citizen. 1923-02-28. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-08-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ ABAA Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine at search.abaa.org
- ^ Poetry magazine: Historical Index Archived 2006-07-10 at the Wayback Machine at www.poetrymagazine.org
External links
edit- Mount Holyoke College Archives: Glascock Contest
- Glascock Poetry Contest Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
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