Holmes was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, son of John A. Holmes, Sr. and Mary Florence (Murdock) Holmes. His father was an engineer who specialized in building dams and bridges. John attended Somerville public schools.[1]
Professional lifeedit
In 1934 he became an instructor at Tufts. He worked there the rest of his life, rising to full professor in 1960. Holmes's students admired him. "When he taught," wrote Jerome Barron, "something magical happened. He made you want to write and understand poetry. He didn't lecture; he encouraged. Simplicity, and writing that went from the inside out, this is what he was after."
john, holmes, poet, john, holmes, january, 1904, june, 1962, born, john, albert, holmes, poet, critic, born, somerville, massachusetts, both, attended, taught, tufts, university, where, professor, literature, modern, poetry, years, wrote, several, volumes, poe. John Holmes January 6 1904 June 22 1962 born John Albert Holmes Jr was a poet and critic 1 2 3 He was born in Somerville Massachusetts and both attended and taught at Tufts University where he was a professor of literature and modern poetry for 28 years He wrote several volumes of poetry and the lyrics to several Unitarian Universalist hymns 4 including The People s Peace He taught John Ciardi and Anne Sexton Contents 1 Early years 2 Professional life 3 His works 4 References 5 External linksEarly years editHolmes was born in Somerville Massachusetts son of John A Holmes Sr and Mary Florence Murdock Holmes His father was an engineer who specialized in building dams and bridges John attended Somerville public schools 1 Professional life editIn 1934 he became an instructor at Tufts He worked there the rest of his life rising to full professor in 1960 Holmes s students admired him When he taught wrote Jerome Barron something magical happened He made you want to write and understand poetry He didn t lecture he encouraged Simplicity and writing that went from the inside out this is what he was after His works editHolmes wrote several volumes of poetry 4 Along the Row 1929 Address to the Living 1937 Fair Warning 1939 The Poet s Word 1939 Map of my Country 1943 Little Treasury of Love Poems 1950 The Double Root 1950 The Symbols 1955 Writing poetry 1960 The Fortune Teller 1961 References edit a b John Holmes Archived 2007 08 17 at the Wayback Machine John Holmes Poet And Friend Of Poetry Archived 2007 08 07 at the Wayback Machine John Holmes bibliography a b The John Holmes Collection BibliographyExternal links editBiography of Holmes written by his wife Doris Holmes from the Harvard Square Library Webpage on Notable American Unitarians Second John Holmes Memorial Poetry Reading April 5 2006 Reviews of Holmes books John Holmes Collection at Tufts Digital Collections and Archives John A Holmes papers 1813 1976 finding aid Biography of Holmes at John Holmes Collection site nbsp This biographical article about an American poet born between 1900 1909 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Holmes poet amp oldid 1152893684, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
