Orrick Glenday Johns
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Orrick Glenday Johns (born June 2, 1887 - July 8, 1946) was a poet and playwright. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri to George Sibley Johns and Minnehaha McDearmon. He lost a leg as a child in St. Louis, Missouri to a streetcar accident. His first wife was the artist Margarite Frances Baird, also known as Peggy Baird. His second wife was Carolyn Blackman. She was plagued by anorexia and mental illness, and was probably the love of his life. They had a daughter, Charis. His third wife was Doria Berton, mother of his daughter, Deborah. His death was by suicide in Connecticut.
Orick Johns was part of the literary group that included T.S. Eliot, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Hemingway. He is mentioned in Kenneth Rexroth's poem, Thou Shalt Not Kill, as "hopping into the surf on his one leg". He was also active in the Communist Party.
His works include:
- 1917 - Asphalt and Other Poems
- 1920 - Black Branches, A Book of Poetry and Plays
- 1925 - Blindfold, a novel
- 1926 - Wild Plum: Lyrics, with Sonnets to Charis
- 1937 - Time of Our Lives, the Story of My Father and Myself, autobiography
References
- Johns, Orrick and George Sibley Johns, Time of Our Lives, the Story of My Father and Myself, ISBN: 0374942153, 1937
External link
- Collection of letters from Sara Teasdale to Orrick Johns.
