Charles Edward Eaton (June 25, 1916 – March 23, 2006) was an American

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 (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...

and professor.

Life

He was born in Winston-Salem, N.C. Eaton received his B.A. degree from the

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in 1936, studied at

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, and received his M.A. degree from

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, where he worked with

Robert Frost Robert Lee Frost (March26, 1874January29, 1963) was an American poet. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American Colloquialism, colloquial speech, Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New E ...

, who later recommended him to the

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. Eaton served as Vice Consul in Brazil, 1942–1946, and as professor of creative writing at UNC, 1946-1952. In 1950, he married Isabel Patterson of Pittsburgh. His papers are at the

Awards

* Golden Rose Award * 1981 Arvon Foundation competition winner

Works

Poetry

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Stories

Non-Fiction

References

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