Maurice Lesemann
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Maurice Lesemann was a United States
poet.
Lesemann was born in Chicago, the son of a Methodist clergyman. He studied at the University of Chicago
where he served as president of the Poetry Club
, several of whose members — including Lesemann — were published in early numbers of the magazine Poetry
. Before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts, he travelled to New Mexico
to visit Yvor Winters
and Glenway Wescott
, and spent some time in teaching in the town of Cerrillos
. After graduating he went into advertising. He married in 1926.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
poet.
Lesemann was born in Chicago, the son of a Methodist clergyman. He studied at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
where he served as president of the Poetry Club
University of Chicago Poetry Club
University of Chicago Poetry Club, a group formed in 1917 by students who wished to address the absence of modern poetry in the University of Chicago curriculum....
, several of whose members — including Lesemann — were published in early numbers of the magazine Poetry
Poetry (magazine)
Poetry , published in Chicago, Illinois since 1912, is one of the leading monthly poetry journals in the English-speaking world. Published by the Poetry Foundation and currently edited by Christian Wiman, the magazine has a circulation of 30,000 and prints 300 poems per year out of approximately...
. Before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts, he travelled to New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
to visit Yvor Winters
Yvor Winters
Arthur Yvor Winters was an American poet and literary critic.-As modernist:Winters's early poetry, which appeared in small avant-garde magazines alongside work by writers like James Joyce and Gertrude Stein, was written in the modernist idiom, and was heavily influenced both by Native American...
and Glenway Wescott
Glenway Wescott
Glenway Wescott was a major American novelist during the 1920-1940 period and a figure in the American expatriate literary community in Paris during the 1920s. Wescott was gay. His relationship with longtime companion Monroe Wheeler lasted from 1919 until Wescott's death.-Biography:Wescott was...
, and spent some time in teaching in the town of Cerrillos
Cerrillos
Cerrillos may refer to:*Argentina**Cerrillos Department, Salta Province**Cerrillos, Argentina*Chile**Cerrillos, Chile*Puerto Rico**Cerrillos, Ponce, Puerto Rico*United States**Los Cerrillos, New Mexico*Uruguay**Cerrillos, Uruguay...
. After graduating he went into advertising. He married in 1926.
Prizes
- 1920: Poetry Chicago's Young Poet's Prize
- Witter Bynner Poetry PrizeWitter Bynner Poetry PrizeThe Witter Bynner Poetry Prize was established by the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 1980 to support the work of a young poet. It is named for poet Witter Bynner...
- 1927: Levinson Prize