Edmund Vance Cooke
| Edmund Vance Cook | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 5, 1866 Port Denver, Ontario |
| Died |
December 18, 1932 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Notable work | "How Did You Die?" |
| Spouse(s) | Lilith Castleberry (married 1898) |
| Children | 5 |
Edmund Vance Cooke (June 5, 1866 – December 18, 1932) was a 19th- and 20th-century poet best remembered for his inspirational verse "How Did You Die?"
Cooke was born in Port Denver, Ontario. in 1898 he married Lilith Castleberry with whom he had five children. He later read his poems on radio, WWJ in Detroit, Michigan. He died in Cleveland, Ohio.[1]
Books
- A Patch of Pansies (1894)
- Impertinent Poems (1903)
- Rimes to be Read (1897)
- Chronicles of the Little Tot (1905)
- Told to the Little Tot (1906)
- A Morning's Mail (1907)
- Little Songs for Two (1909)
- I Rule the House (1910)
- Basebology (1912)
- The Story Club (1912)
- The Uncommon Commoner (1913)
- Just Then Something Happened (1914)
- Cheerful Children (1923)
- Brass Tacks Ballads (1924)
- Companionable Poems (1924)
- From the Book of Extenuations (1926)
References
- ↑ "Edmund Vance Cooke". allpoetry.com. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
External links
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