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Kenneth Porter (poet)

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Kenneth Wiggins Porter (February 17, 1905 – July 9, 1981) was an American poet and historian.

Education

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He graduated from Harvard University in history and business history.

Career

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He taught at Southwestern College, and Vassar College. He worked for the National Archives from 1941 to 1943, and from 1948 to 1955, for the Business History Foundation.

In 1954, he was a Fulbright lecturer at Melbourne University. From 1955 to 1958, he taught at the University of Illinois, and at the University of Oregon, from 1958 to 1972.[1]

His papers are held at the New York Public Library.[2]

Personal life

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He married Annette MacDonald in 1946.

Awards

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Works

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Poetry

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  • Diane Dufva Quantic; P. Jane Hafen, eds. (2003). "Land of the Crippled Snake". A Great Plains reader. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-3802-2.
  • The High Plains. John Day. 1938.
  • No Rain from These Clouds. John Day. 1946.
  • Kenneth Wiggins Porter: The Kansas Poems. Washburn University. 1982.

Criticism

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  • "Roethke at Harvard 1930–31, and the decade after". Northwest Review. XI. Summer 1971.

History

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References

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  1. ^ "Kenneth Wiggins Porter". Archived from the original on February 27, 2010. Retrieved June 27, 2009.
  2. ^ Archives nypl.org [dead link]
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