George Abbe

George Abbe
Born January 28, 1911
Somers, Connecticut, USA
Died March 15, 1989
Occupation Poet, Novelist
Language English
Nationality American
Citizenship American
Alma mater University of New Hampshire, University of Iowa

George Bancroft Abbe (born January 28, 1911 Somers, Connecticut - March 15, 1989)[1] was an American poet and novelist.

Life

He was graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1933 and from the University of Iowa in 1938.

He taught at Mount Holyoke College, Yale University, University of Connecticut, Wayne State University, Columbia University, University of Maine, Springfield College, Central Connecticut State College, Russell Sage College, State University of New York at Plattsburgh.[2]

His work appeared in Poetry Magazine,[3] He had tea with Sylvia Plath.[4]

A novel manuscript is at University of Iowa.[5] He corresponded with Nicholas Joost,[6] Judith Moffett,[7] and Stephen Vincent Benet,[8] and wrote a forward to his book Stephen Vincent Benét on writing.[9]

Awards

Works

Poetry

Novels

Non-Fiction

Editor

References

  1. "Abbe, George Bancroft". Who Was Who in America, with World Notables, v. 10: 1989-1993. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who. 1993. p. 1. ISBN 0837902207.
  2. "George (Bancroft) Abbe", Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2009
  3. "Poetry magazine : Published by the Poetry Foundation". poetrymagazine.org. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  4. Plath, S.; Kukil, K.V. (2007). The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 355. ISBN 9780307429506. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  5. "UI Collection Guides -George Abbe Papers, 1938, University of Iowa Special Collections & University Archives". lib.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  6. "Booth Family Center for Special Collections | Georgetown University Library". library.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  7. "Judith Moffett Literary Correspondence Collection - Library Special Collections Department - WMU Libraries". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  8. "Guide to the Benét Family Papers, 1918-1960". rmc.library.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  9. Benét, S.V.; Abbe, G. (1964). Stephen Vincent Benét on writing: a great writer's letters of advice to a young beginner. S. Greene Press. Retrieved 2015-09-09.

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