E. L. Mayo
E. L. Mayo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edward Leslie Mayo July 26, 1904 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | December 4, 1979 (aged 75) Grinnell, Iowa, U.S. |
| Occupation |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Minnesota (BA, MA) |
| Spouse |
Myra Margaret Buchanan Morton
(m. 1936) |
| Children | 3 |
Edward Leslie Mayo (July 26, 1904 in
Dorchester, Massachusetts – December 4, 1979 in Grinnell, Iowa) was an American poet
, English professor, and author.
Life
Mayo attended schools in
Bahamas
.
In 1929 Mayo returned to study at the University of Minnesota. He graduated with a B.A. magna cum laude in 1932, and a M.A. in 1936.
Career
Over the course of his career, Mayo taught English at the
Iowa Wesleyan College, and in 1961 received an honorary degree. Mayo taught Roger Weaver (poet) at the University of Oregon.[2] The American poet and essayist Ben Howard
was also Mayo's student at Drake University from 1962 to 1964 and from 1965 to 1966.
Mayo's work appeared in Poetry [3] and Poetry Magazine.[4][5]
Personal life
He met his wife, Myra Margaret Buchanan Morton, after she won a prize in a poetry competition and he received honorable mention.[6] They married on September 10, 1936, at the House of Hope Presbyterian Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[7]
Mayo died in 1979 from congestive heart failure. He was survived by his wife, Myra, and children Mary Elizabeth, Alice Myra Breemer, John Harvey, and their grandchildren.[8][9]
Awards
- Payne Prize (1932)
- The Oscar Blumenthal Prize (Poetry, Chicago, 1942)
- Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship (1953–54)
- 1982 American Book Award[10]
Works
Poetry Books
- Summer Unbound, and Other Poems. University of Minnesota Press. 1958. ISBN 978-0-8166-6362-0.
- Collected Poems. Kansas City: Ohio University Press. 1982. ISBN 978-0-8040-0386-5.
- The Diver: Poems. University of Minnesota Press. 1999. ISBN 978-0-8166-0045-8.
Criticism
- "Formative American Elements in the Work of T.S. Eliot". The Journal of the National Book League. Jan–Feb 1955.
- Jean C. Stine, Daniel G. Marowski, ed. (Summer 1970). "A Kind of Liberation". Northwest Review. 10 (3). Detroit: 115–118.
References
- ^ Des Moines Register news clipping; date missing
- ^ WebCite query result
- ^ "October 1967 - Poetry Foundation". Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "December 1940 - Poetry Magazine". Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "February 1949 - Poetry Magazine". Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ Minneapolis Press title: Spring Lit Review Issue Out Today; Three Get Prizes
- ^ Aberdeen Press and Journal Tuesday, September 24, 1936, second edition Births, Marriages, Deaths
- ^ "E. L. Mayo · Ohio University Press / Swallow Press". Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "E L Mayo." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Literature Resources from Gale
- ^ "AMERICAN BOOK AWARDS 1980-1989 - BOOK HELP WEB". Archived from the original on 9 January 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
