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Winfield Townley Scott
Winfield Townley Scott (April 30, 1910 – April 28, 1968) was an American poet and diarist. He also worked as a newspaperman and book reviewer. Biography Scott was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, seven days after the arrival of Halley's Comet. He was raised at Newport, Rhode Island and then returned to spend his teenaged years at Haverhill where was editor of his high-school paper and developed his facility as a young poet. Savings provided by his grandfather enabled Scott to attend Brown University, from which he graduated in 1931. After graduating from Brown he went to work for the city's main newspaper the ''Providence Journal'', quickly becoming their book reviewer and Literary Editor. He also wrote book reviews for other titles and with the advent of radio worked as a broadcast voice. In 1943 he married the young heiress Eleanor Metcalf. He retired his post as Literary Editor in 1951 to complete "a book-length narrative poem on the Viking discoverers of America" ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems ( oral or written), or they may also perform their art to an audience. The work of a poet is essentially one of communication, expressing ideas either in a literal sense (such as communicating about a specific event or place) or metaphorically. Poets have existed since prehistory, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary greatly in different cultures and periods. Throughout each civilization and language, poets have used various styles that have changed over time, resulting in countless poets as diverse as the literature that (since the advent of writing systems) they have produced. History In Ancient Rome, professional poets were generally sponsored by patrons, wealthy supporters including nobility and military officials. For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |