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Name
  
Roy Helton


Died
  
1977

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Roy Helton (April 3, 1886 – December 1977) was an American poet and novelist. His poems include "In Passing" and "Old Christmas Morning".

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Biography

Roy Helton was a poet, novelist, educator and public servant. He and his wife Anna Friend Watson and their sons Robert and Frank lived near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Helton taught at Friends Central School and worked for the Pennsylvania State Planning Commission. He wrote for the Atlantic Monthly and other magazines.

Oaks are the true conservatives;

They hold old leaves till summer gives

Works

His works include:

Poetry collections:

  • Youth's Pilgrimage, 1915
  • Outcasts in Beulah Land, 1918
  • Lonesome Water, 1930
  • Come Back To Earth, 1946
  • Novels:

  • Jimmy Sharswood, 1924
  • The Early Adventures of Peacham Grew, 1925 (with drawings by Edward Shenton)
  • Nitchey Tilley, 1934 (Published in England as "Their Own Day")
  • Nonfiction:

  • Sold Out To The Future (1935)
  • References

    Roy Helton Wikipedia