George Frederick Morgan

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George Frederick Morgan (April 25, 1922 – February 20, 2004[1]) was a poet, the co-founder (1947) and long-time editor (1948–1998) of the literary quarterly The Hudson Review[2] and an heir to a fortune built on soap.[3]

Morgan attended Princeton University, where he studied under Allen Tate. Morgan also translated poems from the French.

Bibliography[edit]

  • The Tarot of Cornelius Agrippa (1974) Sagarin Press
  • The Night Sky (2002), Story Line Press[4]
  • The One Abiding (2003) Story Line Press[5]
  • Poems for Paula (1995), Story Line Press[6]
  • Poems: New and Selected (1987), University of Illinois Press[7]
  • Northbook (1982), University of Illinois Press[8]
  • Poems of the Two Worlds (1977), University of Illinois Press[9]

about[edit]

  • Lieberman, Laurence. "William Stafford and Frederick Morgan: The Shocks Of Normality" in Beyond the Muse of Memory: Essays on Contemporary American Poets (1995), University of Missouri[10]

Personal life[edit]

Morgan was married three times and had six children.[11] His third wife, Paula Dietz, in 1998 succeeded him as editor of The Hudson Review. One of Morgan's sons from an earlier marriage to Constance Canfield was the novelist Seth Morgan.

Further reading[edit]

  • Allen, Dick. "The Unfolding: A Recovered Appreciation of Frederick Morgan's Poetry". EP&M Online Review. Archived from the original on 2004-05-26.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Homberger, Eric (March 2, 2004). "Frederick Morgan: Poet of the heart and founder of New York's Hudson Review". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "Top 50 Literary Magazine". EWR. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  3. ^ "Seth Morgan's Last Ride". Esquire. February 1, 1991. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "The Night Sky". Goodreads.com. 2002. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  5. ^ "The One Abiding". Goodreads.com. 2003. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  6. ^ "Poems for Paula". Goodreads.com. 1995. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  7. ^ "Poems: New and Selected". Goodreads.com. 1987. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  8. ^ "Northbook: Poems". Goodreads.com. 1982. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  9. ^ "Poems of the Two Worlds". Goodreads.com. 1977. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  10. ^ "Beyond the Muse of Memory: Essays on Contemporary American Poets". Goodreads.com. 1995. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  11. ^ "Morgan, (George) Frederick". Encyclopedia.com. 2001. Retrieved 2019-08-20.

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