Arthur Guiterman

Arthur Guiterman

Arthur Guiterman (IPAEng|ˈgɪtɚmən; November 20, 1871 - January 11, 1943) was an American writer best known for his humorous poems.

He was born of American parents in Vienna, graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1891, and was married in 1909 to Vida Lindo. [cite web|url=http://www.bartleby.com/271/1001.html|title=Biographical Notes. Jessie B. Rittenhouse, ed. (1869–1948). The Second Book of Modern Verse. 1922.|last=Rittenhouse|first=Jessie|accessdate=2005-05-27] He was an editor of the "Woman's Home Companion" and the "Literary Digest". In 1910, he cofounded the Poetry Society of America, and later served as its president in 1925-26. [cite web|url=http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poet/469.html|title=RPO-Selected poetry of Arthur Guiterman (1871-1973)|publisher=University of Toronto library|accessdate=2006-05-27]

An example of his humour is a poem that talks about modern progress, with rhyming couplets such as "First dentistry was painless;/Then bicycles were chainless". It ends on a more telling note:cquote|Now motor roads are dustless,
The latest steel is rustless,
Our tennis courts are sodless,
Our new religions, godless.

Books

Beginning in 1907 and continuing for the rest of his life, he was the author of over a dozen collections of poems, including:
*"Betel Nuts, What They Say In Hindustan" (1907)
*"The Laughing Muse" (1915)
*"The Light Guitar" (1923)
*"Wildwood Fables" (1927)
*"Gaily the Troubadour" (1936)

References

External links

*November 28, 1915, New York Times, [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9504E0DB153BE233A2575BC2A9679D946496D6CF Poets' Opportunities Greater than Ever Before; Arthur Guiterman Tells How to Make a Living Out of Verse and Gives a List of Don'ts for Aspiring Poets ;- Advises Writing on Topical Themes]


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