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Lincoln Fitzell

Lincoln H. Fitzell, Jr. (April 13, 1903 – September 5, 1958) was an American poet.

Lincoln Fitzell
Born(1903-04-13)April 13, 1903
San Francisco, California
DiedSeptember 5, 1958(1958-09-05) (aged 55)
Berkeley, California
OccupationAmerican poet

Life

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He was born on April 13, 1903, in San Francisco, California, to Edith G. Weck and Lincoln H. Fitzell, Sr. He graduated from Harvard University, and University of California, Berkeley.[1] He was a member of the Poetry Guild, and was a friend of Robert Penn Warren[2] He was a friend of John Conley.[3] He corresponded with Alan Swallow.[4] He was a friend of Harvey Ferguson. He worked as a longshoreman, and married Edith Nichols, in 1928.[5] They had a son.[6]

His work appeared in the Nation,[7] Poetry[8] Saturday Review,[9] The New Republic,[10] Prairie Schooner,[11] Southern Review,[12] Virginia Quarterly Review,[13] New Mexico Quarterly,[14]

Legacy

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His papers are at the University of California, Berkeley,[15][16] and UCLA.[17]

Awards

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Works

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Poetry

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  • Poems. 1932.
  • In Plato's Garden 1929–1939. A. Swallow. 1940.
  • Morning rise, and other poems. Swallow and Critchlow. 1942.
  • Selected poems. A. Swallow. 1955.

Stories

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  • County lines: stories and songs of the West. Swallow Press. 1947.
  • The Sword and the Dragon. s.n. 1951.

Anthology

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  • Alfred Kreymborg, ed. (1935). An anthology of American poetry: lyric America 1630–1930. Tudor publishing co.
  • Helen Hoyt, ed. (1932). California poets: an anthology of 244 contemporaries. H. Harrison.

References

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  1. ^ The Blue and gold – University of California, Berkeley. Junior Class, University of California, Berkeley. Associated Students, Zeta Psi Fraternity. Iota Chapter (University of California, Berkeley) – Google Books. Books.google.com (October 4, 2006). Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  2. ^ Blotner, Joseph Leo (1997). Robert Penn Warren: a biography. Random House. ISBN 978-0-394-56957-4. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  3. ^ Finding Aid for the John Conley Papers, 1934–1993. Oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  4. ^ Alan Swallow Papers An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University. Library.syr.edu. Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  5. ^ Gish, Robert (1988). Frontier's End: The Life & Literature of Harvey Fergusson. U of Nebraska Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-8032-2121-5. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  6. ^ Harvard Alumni Bulletin. Harvard Alumni Association. 1958. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  7. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Poetry magazine : Published by the Poetry Foundation". poetrymagazine.org. Archived from the original on July 14, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  9. ^ "Saturday Review Magazine July 9, 1955 EVELYN WAUGH | eBay". cgi.ebay.com. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  10. ^ Croly, Herbert David (January 1941). The New Republic. Republic Publishing Company. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  11. ^ Wimberly, Lowry Charles (1949). Prairie Schooner. University of Nebraska Press. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  12. ^ Clark, William Bedford (1991). The American Vision of Robert Penn Warren. University Press of Kentucky. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-8131-3249-5. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  13. ^ The Virginia Quarterly Review. University of Virginia. 1938. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  14. ^ New Mexico Quarterly. University of New Mexico. 1942. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  15. ^ Bancroftiana. Friends of the Bancroft Library, University of California. 1950. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  16. ^ Lincoln Fitzell papers, 1928–1958 (bulk 1938–1957). (Book, 1938) [UC Berkeley Libraries]. Berkeley.worldcat.org. Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  17. ^ Finding Aid for the John Conley Papers, 1934–1993. Content.cdlib.org (June 27, 1934). Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
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