G. Edwin Curran (born 1892) was an American poet.[1]
Life[]
Curran was a railroad telegraph operator in Zanesville, Ohio.[2]
In 1917 he printed and offered for sale First Poems, 250 pamphlets of poetry. On the pamphlet cover, Curran unabashedly described himself as, "unmarried, a beginner and needs publisher." A reviewer for Reedy's Mirror, an early 20th-century literary magazine, favorably critiqued Curran's work, but noted he was "frequently repetitious."[2]
In 1920, Curran published Second Poems of Edwin Curran, which included the poem "Manhattan." Although Curran still shows a tendency to be repetitive in the poem, he displays skillful use of alliteration, personification and figurative language.[2]
Publications[]
- First Poems. Zanesville, OH: privately published, 1917;
- Poems. Boston: Four Seas, 1919.
- Second Poems. Zanesville, OH: privately published, 1920.
- New Poems. Boston: Four Seas, 1921.
- The Lions: A jungle poem. Boston: Four Seas, 1922.
- Poems of G.E. Curran. Los Angeles: Curran & Curran, 1928.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[3]
Poems by Edwin Curran[]
MANHATTAN (A Poem By Edwin Curran)
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ First poems (1917), Internet Archive. Web, June 2, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Laura Leddy Turner, "The Types of Language Used in the Poem 'Manhattan'," Synonym.com. Web, June 2, 2015.
- ↑ Search results = au:Edward Curran, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, June 2, 2015.
External links[]
- The March Thaw"
- "The Old Mountains"
- Edwin Curran in Poetry: A magazine of verse, 1912-1922: "The March Thaw," "The Lions"
- Edwin Curran, 2 poems at Wikisource ("To France", "The Ohio Men")
- Edwin Curran at Poetry Nook (4 poems)
- Edwin Curran at Poetry Atlas (5 poems)
- Poems by Edwin Curran at Black Cat (32 poems)
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