Charles Follen Adams

Charles Follen Adams
Portrait of Charles F. Adams (Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1878)
Born	April 21, 1842 Dorchester, Massachusetts
Died	March 8, 1918 (aged 75)
Occupation	American poet
Language	English
Subject	Adams enlisted in the 13th Massachusetts Infantry during the American Civil War. He was wounded in action at Gettysburg, and taken as a prisoner of war.
Notable works	1878: Leedle Yawcob Strauss, and Other Poems 1885: Mother's Doughnuts 1886: Cut, Cut Behind 1887: Dialect Ballads 1910: Yawcob Strauss, and Other Poems

Charles Follen Adams (21 April 1842 in Dorchester, Massachusetts – 8 March 1918) was an American poet.^[1][2]

Biography

He received a common school education, and at the age of fifteen entered into mercantile pursuits. During the American Civil War, at age 22, Adams enlisted in the 13th Massachusetts Infantry.^[3] He was wounded in action at Gettysburg, and taken as a prisoner of war.^[4][5] On his release from prison, he was detailed for hospital duty.^[3]

In 1872, he began writing humorous verses for periodicals and newspapers in a Pennsylvania German dialect.^[5] His first published work was “The Puzzled Dutchman” which appeared in Our Young Folks.^[3]

Works

Each year links to its corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

• 1878: Leedle Yawcob Strauss, and Other Poems^[6]
• 1885: Mother's Doughnuts^[7]
• 1886: Cut, Cut Behind !^[8]
• 1887: Dialect Ballads^[9]
• 1910: Yawcob Strauss, and Other Poems^[10]

References

1. Adams, Charles Follen, 1842-1918. Papers: Guide
2. Charles Follen Adams at Britannica Online Encyclopedia
3.  Wilson, James Grant; Fiske, John, eds. (1900). "Adams, Charles Follen". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
4. Dorchester Atheneum: Charles Follen Adams
5.  Gilman, D. C.; Thurston, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Adams, Charles Follen". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
6. Adams, Charles Follen (Harper's Magazine)
7. "Mother's doughnuts" by Charles Follen Adams (Harper's Magazine)
8. "“Cut, cut behind!”" by Charles Follen Adams (Harper's Magazine)
9. http://archive.org/stream/newinternational01gilm#page/102/mode/1up
10. Quint, Wilder D. (1897-12-18). "VII. Charles Follen Adams ("Yawcob Strauss") in Roxbury.". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-08.

External links

• Guide to Charles Follen Adams's works at Houghton Library, Harvard University
• Works by or about Charles Follen Adams at Internet Archive
• Works by Charles Follen Adams at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
• Charles Follen Adams Bio