Scudder Middleton (September 9, 1888 - 1959) was an American poet.
Life[]
Middleton was born September 9, 1888, in New York City,[1] the son of Ida V. and George C. Middleton.[2] He attended Columbia University.[1]
He lived in Greenwich Village during the late 1910s and 1920s. His poems appeared in such publications as The Forum, The Bellman, Harper's Magazine, and The Poetry Review. He published 3 collections of poetry between 1917 and 1927.[3]
In 1918, he had an affair with Edna St. Vincent Millay, who is believed to have written her poem, "To S.M.: If he should lie a-dying" about him.[3]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Streets and Faces. Arlington, NJ: Little Book, 1917.
- The New Day. New York: Macmillan, 1919.
- Upper Night. New York: Holt, 1927.
Non-fiction[]
- Dining, Wining, and Dancing in New York. New York: Dodge, 1938.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[4]
Poems by Scudder Middleton[]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography of Scudder Middleton, Poetry X. Web, July 18, 2015.
- ↑ Scudder Middleton, 1900 United States Census. Mocavo, Web, July 18, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Scudder Middleton, Greenwich Village Bookshop Door: A portal to Bohemia, 1920-1925, Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin. Web, July 18, 2015.
- ↑ Search results = au:Scudder Middleton, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, July 18, 2015.
External links[]
- Poems
- Scudder Middleton at PoemHunter (2 poems, "Romance," "Interlude")
- Middleton in Poetry: A magazine of verse, 1912-1922: "A Woman," "The Stranger," "To an Old Couple"
- Scudder Middleton at Poetry Nook (6 poems)
- Books
- Scudder Middleton at Amazon.com
- About
- Scudder Middleton at The Greenwich Village Bookshop Door: A portal to Bohemia, 1920-1925
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