Harriet Monroe Founds Poetry Magazine
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Poetry, Poets, Media, Journalism, Journalists
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, Women’s History
- Geographical Location: Chicago
- Date: 1912
Article abstract: Poet Harriet Monroe, the founder and editor of Poetry, played a critical role in the renaissance and development of modern American poetry.
Summary of Event
When she established Poetry: A Magazine of Verse in 1912, Harriet Monroe chose as the journal’s motto a line from Walt Whitman: “To have great poets we must have great audiences too.” She was dismayed that of all the arts in America, poetry received the least attention, and she maintained that American poets suffered from having no outlet for their work. The main...
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