Margaret Widdemer (September 30, 1884 – July 14, 1978) was an American poet and novelist. She won the Pulitzer Prize (known then as the Columbia University Prize) in 1919 for her collection The Old Road to Paradise, shared with Carl Sandburg for Cornhuskers.[1][2][a]
Margaret Widdemer , was an American poet and novelist.
Margaret Widdemer was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania,[3] and grew up in Asbury Park, New Jersey, where her father, Howard T. Widdemer, was a minister of the First Congregational Church. She graduated from the Drexel Institute Library School in 1909.[4] She first came to public attention with her poem The Factories, which treated the subject of child labor. In 1919, she married Robert Haven Schauffler (1879–1964), a widower five years her senior. Schauffler was an author and cellist who published widely on poetry, travel, culture, and music. His papers are held at the University of Texas at Austin.
The scholar Joan Shelley Rubin has surmised that Widdemer coined the term "middlebrow" in her essay "Message and Middlebrow," published in 1933 in The Saturday Review of Literature.[5] However, the term had previously been used by the British magazine Punch in 1925.[6]
Widdemer died in Gloversville, Fulton County, NY on July 14, 1978.
WorksEdit
Poetry collectionsEdit
The Factories, With Other Lyrics (1915)
The Old Road to Paradise (1918)
Cross Currents (1921)
Little Girl and Boy Land (1924)
Ballads and Lyrics (1925)
Collected Poems (1928)
The Road to Downderry (1931)
Hill Garden (1937)
Dark Cavalier (1958)
Children's fictionEdit
Winona of the Camp Fire (1915)
Winona of Camp Karonya (1917)
You're Only Young Once (1918)
Winona's War Farm (1918)
Winona's Way (1919)
Winona on her Own (1922)
Winona's Dreams Come True (1923)
Binkie and the Bell Dolls (1923)
Marcia's Farmhouse (1939)
On writingEdit
Do You Want to Write? (1937)
Basic Principles of Fiction Writing (1953)
MemoirEdit
Golden Friends I Had (1964)
Summers at the Colony (1964)
Jessie Rittenhouse: A Centenary Memoir-Anthology (1969)
Adult fictionEdit
The Rose-Garden Husband (1915) – adapted as the 1917 film A Wife on Trial
Why Not? (1916) – adapted as the 1918 film The Dream Lady
^The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry was inaugurated in 1922 but the sponsoring organization now considers the first winners to be the three recipients of 1918 and 1919 awards "made possible by a special grant from The Poetry Society".[1]
ReferencesEdit
^ ab"Poetry". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
^Fischer, Heinz Dietrich (2009). Chronicle of the Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry. p. 484. ISBN9783110230079.
^Fraser, C. Gerald (July 15, 1978). "Miss Widdemer, 93, Poet, Author, Dies". The New York Times. p. 20.
^Untermeyer, Louis (1921). Modern American Poetry, p. 350. Harcourt, Brace and Company. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^Madigan, Mark J. "Willa Cather and the Book-of-the-Month Club." In Reynolds, Guy, ed. (2007). Cather Studies: Willa Cather As Cultural Icon, p. 81. University of Nebraska Press. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^"Middlebrow". Oxford English Dictionary. 23 February 2008.
External linksEdit
A Celebration of Women Writers: The Old Road to Paradise by Margaret Widdemer
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Margaret Widdemer September 30 1884 July 14 1978 was an American poet and novelist She won the Pulitzer Prize known then as the Columbia University Prize in 1919 for her collection The Old Road to Paradise shared with Carl Sandburg for Cornhuskers 1 2 a Margaret Widdemer was an American poet and novelist Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 2 1 Poetry collections 2 2 Children s fiction 2 3 On writing 2 4 Memoir 2 5 Adult fiction 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditMargaret Widdemer was born in Doylestown Pennsylvania 3 and grew up in Asbury Park New Jersey where her father Howard T Widdemer was a minister of the First Congregational Church She graduated from the Drexel Institute Library School in 1909 4 She first came to public attention with her poem The Factories which treated the subject of child labor In 1919 she married Robert Haven Schauffler 1879 1964 a widower five years her senior Schauffler was an author and cellist who published widely on poetry travel culture and music His papers are held at the University of Texas at Austin Widdemer s memoir Golden Years I Had recounts her friendships with eminent authors such as Ezra Pound F Scott Fitzgerald T S Eliot Thornton Wilder and Edna St Vincent Millay The scholar Joan Shelley Rubin has surmised that Widdemer coined the term middlebrow in her essay Message and Middlebrow published in 1933 in The Saturday Review of Literature 5 However the term had previously been used by the British magazine Punch in 1925 6 Widdemer died in Gloversville Fulton County NY on July 14 1978 Works EditPoetry collections Edit The Factories With Other Lyrics 1915 The Old Road to Paradise 1918 Cross Currents 1921 Little Girl and Boy Land 1924 Ballads and Lyrics 1925 Collected Poems 1928 The Road to Downderry 1931 Hill Garden 1937 Dark Cavalier 1958 Children s fiction Edit Winona of the Camp Fire 1915 Winona of Camp Karonya 1917 You re Only Young Once 1918 Winona s War Farm 1918 Winona s Way 1919 Winona on her Own 1922 Winona s Dreams Come True 1923 Binkie and the Bell Dolls 1923 Marcia s Farmhouse 1939 On writing Edit Do You Want to Write 1937 Basic Principles of Fiction Writing 1953 Memoir Edit Golden Friends I Had 1964 Summers at the Colony 1964 Jessie Rittenhouse A Centenary Memoir Anthology 1969 Adult fiction Edit The Rose Garden Husband 1915 adapted as the 1917 film A Wife on Trial Why Not 1916 adapted as the 1918 film The Dream Lady The Wishing Ring Man 1919 adapted as the film The Wishing Ring Man The Boardwalk 1919 I ve Married Marjorie 1920 The Boardwalk 1920 The Year of Delight 1921 A Minister of Grace 1922 Graven Image 1923 Charis Sees It Through 1924 Gallant Lady 1926 More Than Wife 1927 Loyal Lover 1929 Rhinestones 1929 All the King s Horses 1930 The Truth About Lovers 1931 The Pre War Lady 1932 The Years of Love 1933 Golden Rain 1933 The Other Lovers 1934 Eve s Orchard 1935 Back to Virtue Betty 1935 Songs for a Christmas Tree 1935 This Isn t the End 1936 The Singing Wood 1936 Marriage is Possible 1936 Ladies Go Masked 1939 Hand on Her Shoulder 1939 She Knew Three Brothers 1939 Someday I ll Find You 1940 Lover s Alibi 1941 Angela Comes Home 1942 Constancia Herself 1945 Let Me Have Wings 1945 Lani 1949 Red Cloak Flying 1950 Lady of the Mohawks 1951 The Great Pine s Son 1954 The Golden Wildcat 1957 Buckskin Baronet 1960 The Red Castle Women 1968 See also EditPortals nbsp Novels nbsp Poetry nbsp Children s literatureNotes Edit The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry was inaugurated in 1922 but the sponsoring organization now considers the first winners to be the three recipients of 1918 and 1919 awards made possible by a special grant from The Poetry Society 1 References Edit a b Poetry The Pulitzer Prizes Retrieved 2013 11 24 Fischer Heinz Dietrich 2009 Chronicle of the Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry p 484 ISBN 9783110230079 Fraser C Gerald July 15 1978 Miss Widdemer 93 Poet Author Dies The New York Times p 20 Untermeyer Louis 1921 Modern American Poetry p 350 Harcourt Brace and Company Retrieved 18 May 2014 Madigan Mark J Willa Cather and the Book of the Month Club In Reynolds Guy ed 2007 Cather Studies Willa Cather As Cultural Icon p 81 University of Nebraska Press Retrieved 18 May 2014 Middlebrow Oxford English Dictionary 23 February 2008 External links EditA Celebration of Women Writers The Old Road to Paradise by Margaret Widdemer Works by Margaret Widdemer at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Margaret Widdemer at Internet Archive Works by Margaret Widdemer at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Margaret Widdemer at Library of Congress with 74 library catalog records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Margaret Widdemer amp oldid 1176624694, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
