Biography edwin arlington robinson

Edwin Arlington Robinson (), American poet and playwright, was a leading literary figure of the early 20th century.

Edwin Arlington Robinson was born in Head Tide, Maine, on Dec. 22, He grew up in nearby Gardiner, which became the "Tilbury Town" of his poems.

The story is told that for many months after his birth his parents called him "the baby" because they had not wanted a boy. The name "Edwin" was pulled from a hat by a stranger who happened to live in Arlington, Mass.

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Robinson hated his name, for it signified to him the accidental nature of man's fate. After studying at Harvard from to , he returned to Gardiner.

Robinson published his first volume of poetry, The Torrent and the Night Before (), at his own expense. His early verse was largely ignored. In the struggling poet was presented with a way out of his oppressive poverty when President Theodore Roosevelt, who admired Captain Craig (), secured him a clerkship in the New York City Custom Edwin Arlington Robinson House - Wikipedia ZYPE