Charles Edward Eaton (June 25, 1916 – March 23, 2006) was an American poet and professor.

Charles Edward Eaton
Born(1916-06-25)June 25, 1916
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMarch 25, 2006(2006-03-25) (aged 89)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPoet
Academic background
Alma materHarvard University
Princeton University
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Life edit

He was born in Winston-Salem, N.C. Eaton received his B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina in 1936, studied at Princeton, and received his M.A. degree from Harvard, where he worked with Robert Frost, who later recommended him to the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference.

Eaton served as Vice Consul in Brazil, 1942–1946, and as professor of creative writing at UNC, 1946-1952. In 1950, he married Isabel Patterson of Pittsburgh.

His papers are at the University of North Carolina.[1]

Awards edit

Works edit

Poetry edit

  • The shadow of the swimmer. Fine Editions Press. 1951.
  • Countermoves. Abelard-Schuman. 1962.
  • On the edge of the knife. Abelard-Schuman. 1970.
  • The man in the green chair. A. S. Barnes. 1977. ISBN 978-0-498-02040-7.
  • Colophon of the rover: poems. A. S. Barnes. 1980. ISBN 978-0-498-02324-8.
  • The thing king. Associated University Presses. 1982. ISBN 978-0-8453-4743-0.
  • The work of the wrench. Associated University Presses. 1985. ISBN 978-0-8453-4794-2.
  • New and Selected Poems, 1942-1987. Associated University Presses. 1987. ISBN 978-0-8453-4807-9.
  • A guest on mild evenings. Associated University Presses. 1991. ISBN 978-0-8453-4831-4.
  • A lady of pleasure. Associated University Presses. 1993. ISBN 978-0-8453-4847-5.
  • The country of the blue. Associated University Presses. 1994. ISBN 978-0-8453-4850-5.
  • The fox and I. Associated University Presses. 1996. ISBN 978-0-8453-4861-1.
  • The Scout in Summer. Associated University Presses. 1999. ISBN 978-0-8453-4866-6.
  • The Jogger by the Sea. Associated University Presses. 2000. ISBN 978-0-8453-4872-7.
  • Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. Associated University Presses. 2002. ISBN 978-0-8453-4883-3.
  • The Labyrinth. Associated University Presses. 2004. ISBN 978-0-8453-4888-8.
  • The work of the sun: new and selected poems, 1991-2002. Associated University Presses. 2004. ISBN 978-0-8453-4887-1.

Stories edit

Non-Fiction edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Charles Edward Eaton Papers, 1950s-1990s". Lib.unc.edu. 1958-11-20. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  2. ^ Eaton, Charles Edward (1983). The Thing King - Charles Edward Eaton - Google Books. ISBN 9780845347430. Retrieved 2013-10-06.