poet Leonard Bacon SIGNED 1946 letter - winner of 1941 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Description: This is a signed letter by writer Leonard Bacon (1887–1954), an American poet, translator, and literary critic. The great-grandson of preacher Leonard Bacon(1802-1881), he graduated from Yale University in 1909, and subsequently taught at University of California, Berkeley until his retirement in 1923. In 1923, he started publishing poetry in the Saturday Review of Literature under the pseudonym 'Autholycus '. Bacon won the 1941 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1942. Among his books are the following: The Heroic Ballads of Servia (1913) (translated from Spanish)Chanson de Roland (1914) (translated from French)The Cid (1919) (translated from Spanish)Sophia Trenton (1920)Animula Vagula (1926)Guinea-fowl and other Poultry (1927)Lost Buffalo, and other Poems (1930)Sunderland Capture (1940) (winner of the Pulitzer Prize)Day of Fire (1943) The letter is typed on a sheet of LeonardBacon's stationery, with his address givenas "The Acorns, Peace Dale, Rhode Island ". The letter is dated May 28, 1946. It is addressed to a "Mr. H. Kauti",who lived in New York. The signed letter comes with a certificate of authenticity from JG Autographs. The letter and the certificate are enclosed in a plastic page, which is open at the top,allowing easy access, while keeping them protected. Shipping is FREE via USPS First Class Mail. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

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Location: Columbus, Ohio

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