John Brooks Wheelwright
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John Brooks Wheelwright (9 September 1897–13 September 1940) was an American
poet from a Boston Brahmin
background. He belonged to the poetic avant garde of the 1930s and was a Marxist, a founder-member of the Trotskyist Socialist Workers Party
in the United States. He was bisexual.
Wheelwright was descended from the 17th-century clergyman John Wheelwright
on his father's side and the 18th-century Massachusetts governor John Brooks
on his mother's side. He studied at Harvard University
and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
before practising as an architect
in Boston
. He was editor of the magazine Poetry for a Dime.
United States
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poet from a Boston Brahmin
Boston Brahmin
Boston Brahmins are wealthy Yankee families characterized by a highly discreet and inconspicuous life style. Based in and around Boston, they form an integral part of the historic core of the East Coast establishment...
background. He belonged to the poetic avant garde of the 1930s and was a Marxist, a founder-member of the Trotskyist Socialist Workers Party
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
The Socialist Workers Party is a far-left political organization in the United States. The group places a priority on "solidarity work" to aid strikes and is strongly supportive of Cuba...
in the United States. He was bisexual.
Wheelwright was descended from the 17th-century clergyman John Wheelwright
John Wheelwright
John Wheelwright was a clergyman in England and America.-Early life:...
on his father's side and the 18th-century Massachusetts governor John Brooks
John Brooks
John Brooks was the 11th Governor of Massachusetts from 1816 to 1823; he was the last significant Federalist elected official in office in the United States....
on his mother's side. He studied at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
before practising as an architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
in Boston
Boston
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. He was editor of the magazine Poetry for a Dime.
Works
- (ed.) A History of the New England Poetry Club, 1932.
- Rock and Shell: Poems 1923-1933, 1933.
- Mirrors of Venus: A Novel in Sonnets, 1914-1938, 1938.
- Political Self-Portrait, 1940
- Selected Poems, 1941.
- Collected Poems, ed. Alvin H. Rosenfeld, 1972.