Amelia Josephine Burr (November 19, 1878 - June 15, 1968) was an American poet and novelist.
Life[]
Born in New York City, Burr was educated at and graduated from Hunter College (New York). She worked for the Red Cross in 1917-1918. She married Rev. Carl H. Elmore of Englewood, New Jersey.
She was reputed to have traveled widely. A contemporary source commented, "Her adventures in the Orient have colored her work, and with energy and charm she succeeded in getting to know much concerning the natives and their customs wherever she went."[1]
Writing[]
A contemporary source described her as a "popular lyricist, whose work yet flashes with genuine poetic feeling.... Much of her verse must, of course, be classed as balladry, and it is as a balladist that she has gained a wide audience, but, especially in her later work, there is much more than graceful appeal."[1]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- The Roadside Fire. New York: Doran, 1912.
- Afterglow: A poem (cover illustration by Anna Botsford Comstock). Ithaca, NY: Comstock, 1913.
- In Deep Places: A book of verse. New York: Doran, 1914.
- Life and Living: A book of verse. New York: Doran, 1916.
- The Silver Trumpet: A book of verse. New York: Doran, 1918.
- Little Houses: A book of poems.New York: Doran, 1923.
- Selected Lyrics. New York: Doran, 1927.
- Highways and Byways. New York: Ad Press, 1933.
Plays[]
- The Point of Life: A play in three acts. Englewood, NJ: Hillside Press, 1907.
- Plays in the Market-place. Englewood, NJ: Hillside Press, 1910.
- Hearts Awake; The Pixy: A play. New York: Doran Company, 1919.
Novels[]
- A Dealer in Empire: A romance. New York & London: Harper & Row, 1915.
- The Three Fires: A story of Ceylon. New York: Macmillan, 1922; London: Hurst & Blackett, 1923.
Edited[]
- Sylvander and Clarindal: The love letters of Robert Burns and Agnes M'Lehose. New York: Doran, 1917.
Juvenile[]
- A Child Garden in India: for very little people: Verses (illustrations by Louise Clark). West Medford, MA: Central committee on the united study of foreign missions, 1922.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[2]
Lie-Awake Song by Amelia Josephine Burr
See also[]
References[]
- Bleiler, Everett (1948). The Checklist of Fantastic Literature. Chicago: Shasta Publishers. p. 32.
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 John Farrar, "Amelia Josephine Burr, The Bookman Anthology of Verse (New York: George H. Doran, 1922), 51. Google Books, Web, Jan. 19, 2013.
- ↑ Amelia Jospephine Burr, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, May 19, 2014.
External links[]
- Poems
- Amelia Josephine Burr at Poetry Archive (2 poems).
- Poetry by Amelia Josephine Burr at About.com (7 poems).
- Amelia Josephine Burr at PoemHunter (11 poems)
- Amelia Josephine Burr at AllPoetry (12 poems)
- Books
- About
- Person Detail: Amelia Josephine Burr at the New York State Literary Tree.
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