George Abbe | |
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Born | George Bancroft Abbe January 28, 1911 Somers, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | March 15, 1989 | (aged 78)
Occupation | Poet, novelist |
Language | English |
Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | University of New Hampshire, University of Iowa |
George Bancroft Abbe (January 28, 1911 – March 15, 1989) was an American poet and novelist.
He was graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1933 and from the University of Iowa in 1938.
He taught at Mount Holyoke College, Yale University, University of Connecticut, Wayne State University, Columbia University, University of Maine, Springfield College, Central Connecticut State College, Russell Sage College, State University of New York at Plattsburgh.
His work appeared in Poetry Magazine, He had tea with Sylvia Plath.
A novel manuscript is at University of Iowa. He corresponded with Nicholas Joost,Judith Moffett, and Stephen Vincent Benet, and wrote a forward to his book Stephen Vincent Benét on writing.