Abbie Huston Evans
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Abbie Huston Evans was an American poet
, and teacher.
. He labored as a coal miner, until he was accepted for college. He studied two years at Western Reserve University, and graduated from Bangor Theological Seminary
.
Evans graduated from Radcliffe College
, with a B.A. (1913, Phi Beta Kappa), and M.A. (1918). She was six years older than the rest of her class, where she studied with Odell Shepard
. She went to France during World War I, then came home to work as a social worker to coal miners, in Colorado and Pittsburgh. She later taught at the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia from 1923 to 1953. She lived at 414 Queen Street, in Philadelphia. Then she taught at College Settlement Farm-Camp in Horsham, Pennsylvania
from 1953 to 1957. She summer vacationed at the Maine coast.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
was a friend from Sunday school, and wrote an introduction to Outcrop.
Margaret Marshall
, at Harcourt, Brace was her friend, and poetry editor. Louise Bogan
accepted Abbie’s poems for The New Yorker.
She received an honorary degree from Bowdoin College
, in 1961,
Her poems appeared in The Nation, The New Yorker, and Poetry. She recorded for the Library of Congress in 1964.
Her letters with Odell Shepard are at the University of Delaware
. Barbara Lachman was working on a biography.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, and teacher.
Life
Her father, Bard Lewis Darenydd Evans immigrated to the United States, from WalesWales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. He labored as a coal miner, until he was accepted for college. He studied two years at Western Reserve University, and graduated from Bangor Theological Seminary
Bangor Theological Seminary
Located in Bangor, Maine, and Portland, Maine, Bangor Theological Seminary is an ecumenical seminary, founded in 1814, in the Congregational tradition of the United Church of Christ. It is the only accredited graduate school of religion in Northern New England....
.
Evans graduated from Radcliffe College
Radcliffe College
Radcliffe College was a women's liberal arts college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was the coordinate college for Harvard University. It was also one of the Seven Sisters colleges. Radcliffe College conferred joint Harvard-Radcliffe diplomas beginning in 1963 and a formal merger agreement with...
, with a B.A. (1913, Phi Beta Kappa), and M.A. (1918). She was six years older than the rest of her class, where she studied with Odell Shepard
Odell Shepard
Odell Shepard was an American professor, poet, and politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1941 to 1943.-Life:...
. She went to France during World War I, then came home to work as a social worker to coal miners, in Colorado and Pittsburgh. She later taught at the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia from 1923 to 1953. She lived at 414 Queen Street, in Philadelphia. Then she taught at College Settlement Farm-Camp in Horsham, Pennsylvania
Horsham, Pennsylvania
Horsham is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,842 at the 2010 census. Horsham is located entirely within Horsham Township, and it is home to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove.In 2007, Horsham was named the 15th best...
from 1953 to 1957. She summer vacationed at the Maine coast.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Edna St. Vincent Millay was an American lyrical poet, playwright and feminist. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and was known for her activism and her many love affairs. She used the pseudonym Nancy Boyd for her prose work...
was a friend from Sunday school, and wrote an introduction to Outcrop.
Margaret Marshall
Margaret Marshall
Margaret Marshall may refer to:*Margaret H. Marshall , Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court*Margaret Anne Marshall , Scottish singer, operatic soprano...
, at Harcourt, Brace was her friend, and poetry editor. Louise Bogan
Louise Bogan
Louise Bogan was an American poet. She was appointed the fourth Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress in 1945.-Early years:...
accepted Abbie’s poems for The New Yorker.
She received an honorary degree from Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College , founded in 1794, is an elite private liberal arts college located in the coastal Maine town of Brunswick, Maine. As of 2011, U.S. News and World Report ranks Bowdoin 6th among liberal arts colleges in the United States. At times, it was ranked as high as 4th in the country. It is...
, in 1961,
Her poems appeared in The Nation, The New Yorker, and Poetry. She recorded for the Library of Congress in 1964.
Her letters with Odell Shepard are at the University of Delaware
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
. Barbara Lachman was working on a biography.
Awards
- 1931 Guarantor's Prize (Poetry, Chicago)
- 1960 Loines Memorial AwardRussell Loines Award for PoetryRussell Loines Award for Poetry was a poetry award by the American Academy of Arts and Letters of $1000....
of the National Institute of Arts and Letters - 1962 Fact of Crystal won a National Book AwardNational Book AwardThe National Book Awards are a set of American literary awards. Started in 1950, the Awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the current year. In 1989 the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization which now oversees and manages the National Book...
- 1965 New England Poetry Club Golden Rose AwardGolden Rose AwardThe Golden Rose Award, one of America’s oldest literary prizes, was inaugurated in 1919.The rose was modeled after the Gold Rose which is now in the Cluny Museum in Paris. The awards the Rose annually for American poetry.-List of winners:...