Although Traubel’s poetry was strongly influenced by Whitman, he worked out a philosophy of his own which is worth study. An interesting comparison can be made of his ideas with Whitman’s and with Edward Carpenter’s (cf. Manly and Rickert, Contemporary British Literature).
Bibliography
- Chants Communal. 1905.
- With Walt Whitman in Camden—a Diary. 1905 (Volume I). 1908 (Volume II). 1914 (Volume III).
- Optimos. 1910. (Poems.)
- Collects. 1915.
Studies and Reviews
- Karsner, D. Horace Traubel, His Life and Work. 1919.
- Untermeyer.
- Am. M. 76 (’13): Nov., pp. 59 (portrait), 60.
- Arena, 40 (’08): 128 (portrait), 183.
- Cur. Lit. 39 (’05): 37 (portrait); 52 (’12): 590 (portrait).
- Forum, 50 (’13): 708.
- Freeman, 1 (’20): 46, 448.
- *Open Court, 34 (’20): 49, 87.
Born at Zanesville, Ohio, 1886. Educated at Putnam Seminary, Zanesville, and special student at Columbia. In 1907, she married Louis Untermeyer ([q. v.]).
Bibliography
- Growing Pains. 1918.
- Dreams out of Darkness. 1921.