With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Charles Wilbert Snow
Education/Curation, Poetry
1884 – 1977
- Biography/Description of Work
After World War I, in 1922, Snow married and took a teaching position at Wesleyan University. He was known for his left-leaning politics and strong support of the League of Nations, formed to promote and maintain world peace. He taught debate, founded Wesleyan’s literary magazine, ‘The Cardinal,’ and invited his friend and contemporary poet Carl Sandburg as guest lecturer, and hosted the poet Robert Frost on several occasions, inviting students to join in the conversations. During their long friendship, Frost and Snow read and critiqued each other’s poetry. In Middletown, Snow took an active interest in local democratic politics and ran for governor in the 1940s.
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- Wikipedia
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