Letter: M

(1901-1978) Writer, anthropologist. Margaret Mead was a professor at Columbia University in Manhattan, New York.

(1880-1956) Writer. “Mencken Chrestomathy.” H. L. Mencken frequented the Algonquin Hotel.

Lyricist, librettist. “Li’l Abner,” lived in Manhattan, where he co-founded Capital Records.

(1926-1995) Poet. James Merrill was born in New York City. He wrote numerous books of poetry, as well as two plays, two novels, and assorted non-fiction. Merrill won the Pulitzer Prize, the Bollingen Prize, two National Book Awards, and he was a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and a member of the American … Continued

Journalist, writer. Born near Fairmont, North Carolina. He was educated at the University of North Carolina, but went to Durham for a reporting job before attaining his degree. In 1929, a feature he wrote about a tobacco auction caught the attention of a New York editor. Mitchell moved to New York City and worked as … Continued

(1779-1863) Poet, writer. Clement Clarke Moore lived at St. Luke-in-the-Field, 487 Hudson Street at Grove, then known as St. Luke’s Episcopal Chapel of Trinity Parish in Manhattan, New York, and also lived in Elmhurst in Queens, New York.

(1922-1987) Poet, critic, playwright, editor. Howard Moss was born in New York City. He was poetry editor at the “New Yorker” for three decades.

Born in Puerto Rico. Pseudonym for Francisco Gonzalo Marin. In 1891 settled in New York City. Poetry books included “Romances” (1892), “On The Sand” (1898). Collaborated on separatist newspaper, “La Gacita Del Pueblo.” Died in the Spanish-American War in Cuba in 1897.

(1878-1937) Humorous short-story writer, poet. In Atlanta, Georgia, Marquis first wrote for the “Constitution” (1902) and “The Uncle Remus Magazine” (1907-1909). He then went to New York, where he became famous for his columns “The Sun Dial” for the “Sun” (1912-1922) and “The Lantern” for the “Tribune” (1922-1925). He created the characters Captain Fitzurse, Clem … Continued

Editor, publisher, poet. Very important Cuban national leader, forerunner of the modernista movement in Hispanic literature, as well as the organizer and moving spirit of the second war of independence, which merged with the Spanish-American war and ended with the establishment of Cuban freedom. The pre-Castro Republic of Cuba owed its existence to MartÍ more … Continued