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'Helen Hoyt' (January 22, 1887–August 2, 1972) was an American poet.
She was born at Norwalk, Connecticut, and educated at Barnard College.
At some point she married William Whittingham Lyman Jr, and so also became known either as 'Mrs. W.W. Lyman' or 'Helen Hoyt Lyman'.
Early in her career she was an Associate Editor of the journal ''Poetry'', and also had numerous articles and poems published within the magazine from 1913 to 1936. She also edited the September 1916 edition of '', the woman's number. Other magazines to publish her work include ''The Egoist'' and ''The Masses''.
Aside from her own collections, her work was also published in notable anthologies of her times, including ''The New Poetry: An Anthology'' (1917), ''The Second Book of Modern Verse'' (1920) , ''Silver Pennies: Modern Poems for Boys and Girls'' (1925), ''May Days'' (1926), and ''The Best Poems of 1931''.
Her poems include ''Ellis Park'', ''Memory'', ''Lamp Posts'' and ''Rain At Night''.
In 1932, she wrote the foreword to ''California Poets: An Anthology of 244 Contemporaries,''
[House of Henry Harrison, editors].
She was a contemporary of Marianne Moore and Mina Loy, among others.
She was known to entertain correspondence with Idella Purnell Stone and Clark Ashton Smith.
★ Apples Here in My Basket, Hoyt, Helen, , , Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1924,
★ Leaves Of Wild Grape, Hoyt, Helen, , , Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1929,
★ Poems Of Amis, Hoyt, Helen, , , Los Angeles, 1946,
"At present most of what we know, or think we know, of women has been found out by men, we have yet to hear what woman will tell of herself, and where can she tell more intimately than in poetry?" '' in 1916 The First Wave, Women Poets in America 1915-1945, William Drake, , , Macmillan, 1987, ISBN 0-02-533490-5
★ Old Poetry
★ Office of Historic Preservation
★ "endnotes"
★ "Biography of Helen Hoyt"
★ Historical Index
★ California Death Records
★ The New Poetry: An Anthology at Bartleby.com
| Contents |
| Life and work |
| Career |
| Authored Publications |
| Quotation |
| References |
| External links |
Life and work
She was born at Norwalk, Connecticut, and educated at Barnard College.
At some point she married William Whittingham Lyman Jr, and so also became known either as 'Mrs. W.W. Lyman' or 'Helen Hoyt Lyman'.
Career
Early in her career she was an Associate Editor of the journal ''Poetry'', and also had numerous articles and poems published within the magazine from 1913 to 1936. She also edited the September 1916 edition of '', the woman's number. Other magazines to publish her work include ''The Egoist'' and ''The Masses''.
Aside from her own collections, her work was also published in notable anthologies of her times, including ''The New Poetry: An Anthology'' (1917), ''The Second Book of Modern Verse'' (1920) , ''Silver Pennies: Modern Poems for Boys and Girls'' (1925), ''May Days'' (1926), and ''The Best Poems of 1931''.
Her poems include ''Ellis Park'', ''Memory'', ''Lamp Posts'' and ''Rain At Night''.
In 1932, she wrote the foreword to ''California Poets: An Anthology of 244 Contemporaries,''
[House of Henry Harrison, editors].
She was a contemporary of Marianne Moore and Mina Loy, among others.
She was known to entertain correspondence with Idella Purnell Stone and Clark Ashton Smith.
Authored Publications
★ Apples Here in My Basket, Hoyt, Helen, , , Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1924,
★ Leaves Of Wild Grape, Hoyt, Helen, , , Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1929,
★ Poems Of Amis, Hoyt, Helen, , , Los Angeles, 1946,
Quotation
"At present most of what we know, or think we know, of women has been found out by men, we have yet to hear what woman will tell of herself, and where can she tell more intimately than in poetry?" '' in 1916 The First Wave, Women Poets in America 1915-1945, William Drake, , , Macmillan, 1987, ISBN 0-02-533490-5
References
★ Old Poetry
★ Office of Historic Preservation
★ "endnotes"
★ "Biography of Helen Hoyt"
★ Historical Index
★ California Death Records
External links
★ The New Poetry: An Anthology at Bartleby.com
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