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(1906-2001) Poet. Helen Bevington was born in Afton, New York and grew up in Worcester, New York. She was the author of several books.

Full Name

Helen Bevington

Locations

Otsego

Author's Timeline


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RESIDENCE

Helen Bevington grew up in Worcester, New York.

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OTHER

Bevington earned a master's degree from Columbia University in Manhattan, New York.

1906

BIRTH

Helen Smith was born in Afton, New York, in 1906. She married Merle M. Bevington in 1928.

1946

LITWORK

Dr. Johnson's Waterfall, and Other Poems
Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin.

Collection of poetry.

1950

LITWORK

Nineteen Million Elephants, and Other Poems
Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin.

Collection of poetry.

1956

LITWORK

A Change of Sky, and Other Poems
Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin.

Collection of poetry.

1961

LITWORK

When Found, Make A Verse Of
New York: Simon and Schuster.

1965

LITWORK

Charley Smith's Girl: A Memoir
New York: Simon and Schuster.

Memoir.

1968

LITWORK

A Book & A Love Affair
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World.

1971

LITWORK

The House Was Quiet And The World Was Calm
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

Autobiographical.

1974

LITWORK

Beautiful Lofty People
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

1976

LITWORK

Along Came The Witch: A Journal In The 1960s
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

Autobiographical.

1983

LITWORK

The Journey Is Everything: A Journal Of The Seventies
Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press.

Autobiographical.

1991

LITWORK

The World And The Bo Tree
Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press.

1996

LITWORK

The Third and Only Way: Reflections on Staying Alive
Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press.

Collection of essays.

2001

DEATH

Helen Bevington died in Chicago, Illinois, in 2001.

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