Edwin Carlile Litsey

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Edwin Carlile Litsey (born June 3, 1874 in Beechland, Washington County , Kentucky , † February 3, 1970 in Lebanon , Marion County , Kentucky) was an American poet and writer .

Life

Family and education

Born in Beechland near Springfield , Edwin Carlile Litsey, son of William Henry Litsey and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Johnston, received his education in local public schools as well as in private schools . Edwin Carlile Litsey married Carrie Rachel Selecman on June 5, 1900 († October 23, 1910). This connection came from the daughter Sarah Selecman Litsey Nye Ford (1901-1996), who appeared as a poet. Edwin Carlile Litsey, who died in February 1970 at the age of 96, was buried in Ryder Cemetery in Lebanon.

Professional background

Edwin Carlile Litsey was employed at Marion National Bank in Lebanon at the age of 17 after completing his schooling . Litsey, who in the course of his years of service was made an offer to take over the office of president, which he refused, did not retire until he was over 90 years old. Edwin Carlile Litsey also emerged as a writer of poems, short stories and novels . In 1904 he won the Black Cat Story Contest , in which over 10,000 authors took part. In 1954 he was named the Poet Laureate of Kentucky . He held a life membership in the Académie internationale d'histoire des sciences as well as membership in the Authors' Club , the National Arts Club , the Washington Art Club and the Louisville Arts Club .

Works

  • The princess of Gramfalon, in: (Wright American fiction; v. 3 (1876-1900), reel L-22, no.3363), Editor Pub. Co., Cincinnati, 1898
  • The love story of Abner Stone, AS Barnes, New York, 1902
  • The race of the swift, in: American fiction IV, 1901-1905, reel 139, no. 1367., Little, Brown, and Co., Boston, 1905
  • A bluegrass cavalier, Dorrance, Philadelphia, 1922
  • The filled cup: a book of poems for Sarah, The Standard Printing Company, Louisville, Ky., 1935
  • The eternal flame, a novelette, Standard Printing Company, Louisville, Ky., 1937
  • Stones for bread, Caxton printers, Caldwell, Id., 1940

literature

  • Thomas William Herringshaw: American journalist and author blue book, American Blue Book Publishers, Chicago, Ill., 1923, p. 194.
  • Alberta Chamberlain Lawrence: Who's who among North American authors. : volume III, Golden Syndicate Pub. Co., Los Angeles, 1927, p. 515.
  • Who's Who in the South and Southwest. : volume VI, Marquis Who's Who, Chicago, Ill., 1959, p. 485.
  • Who was who in America. : volume V, 1969-1973 with world notables , Marquis Who's Who, New Providence, NJ, 1973, p. 434.
  • John E. Kleber: The Kentucky encyclopedia, University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., 1992, pp. 562, 563. Google books
  • James C. Klotter: Our Kentucky: a study of the Bluegrass State, University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., 2000, p. 239. Google books
  • Wade H. Hall: The Kentucky anthology: two hundred years of writing in the Bluegrass State, University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, 2010, Google books .

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personal data
SURNAME Litsey, Edwin Carlile
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American poet and writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 3, 1874
PLACE OF BIRTH Beechland, Washington County , Kentucky
DATE OF DEATH 3rd February 1970
Place of death Lebanon , Marion County , Kentucky