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Kenneth Fearing

Kenneth Flexner Fearing was an American poet and novelist. A major poet of the Depression era, he addressed the shallowness and consumerism of American society as he saw it, often by ironically adapting the language of commerce and media. --Wikipedia

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Poet and novelist

Born 28 July 1902
Died 26 June 1961

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  • Cover of: The Big Clock

    Cover of edition bigclock0000fear Cover of edition bigclock0000fear_k1f1 Cover of edition nowayout00fear First published in 1946 — 27 editions
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  • Cover of: A Subtreasury of American humor

    Cover of edition subtreasuryofame0000whit Cover of edition subtreasuryofame0000unse Cover of edition subtreasuryofame0000ebwh_z2g7 Cover of edition subtreasuryofame0000ebwh Cover of edition subtreasuryofame0000unse_n5h6 Cover of edition subtreasuryofame0000mult Cover of edition subtreasuryofame0000ewhi Cover of edition subtreasuryofame0000ebka Cover of edition subtreasuryofame0000unse_j1h7 First published in 1941 — 24 editions
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  • Cover of: New and selected poems

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  • Cover of: Dead reckoning

    First published in 1938 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Crime novels: American noir of the 1930s and 40s.

    First published in 1997 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The United States in literature

    First published in 1973 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Angel arms

    First published in 1929 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The generous heart ...

    Cover of edition generousheartnov00fear First published in 1954 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Collected poems of Kenneth Fearing.

    First published in 1940 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The hospital.

    First published in 1939 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Clark Gifford's body

    First published in 1942 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The United States in Literature

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  • Cover of: Afternoon of a pawnbroker: and other poems

    First published in 1943 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Crozart story

    First published in 1960 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Dagger of the mind

    First published in 1941 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Loneliest girl in the world: a novel

    First published in 1951 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Poems

    First published in 1935 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Stranger at Coney Island: and other poems.

    First published in 1948 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: STRANGER AT CONEY ISLAND: And Other Poems.

    First published in 1948 — 1 edition
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Photo of Kenneth Fearing

Poet and novelist

Born 28 July 1902
Died 26 June 1961

Subjects

Fiction, American Children's poetry, American Civil War, American Horror tales, American literature, American poetry, Children's fiction, Classic Literature, Confederate States of America, Grief, History, Juvenile audience, Juvenile poetry, Laments, Love poetry, Narrative poetry, Poetry, Short Stories, Union, burial vaults, catalepsy, cats, civil war, dragons, first-person narrative

Places

Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, United States, kingdom by the sea, Missouri, St. Louis

People

Annabel Lee, Aylmer, Ethelred, Georgiana, Madeline Usher, Peyton Farquhar, Roderick Usher, Amanda Wingfield, E. B. White (1899- ,), E. B. White (1899-), Jim O'Connor, Katharine S. White, Laura Wingfield, Tom Wingfield

Time

1861-65, 20th century

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  • Kenneth Flexner Fearing

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April 28, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
March 12, 2023 Edited by Stew Add bio, dates, id #s.
March 12, 2023 Edited by Stew Added new photo
November 30, 2022 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import