Edgar A. Guest | |
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 Guest on his radio program, 1935. | |
| Born | Edgar Albert Guest 20 August 1881 Birmingham, England |
| Died | 5 August 1959 (aged 77) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery |
| Pen name | Eddie Guest |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | American |
Edgar Albert Guest (20 August 1881 – 5 August 1959) was a British-born American poet who became known as the People's Poet.[1][2] His poems often had an inspirational and optimistic view of everyday life.
- ^ "The Quinby yea - Detroit Free Press History". publiclibrary.ws. PublicLibrary. 1999. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
He popularized the Free Press by hiring outstanding talent, well-known journalists such as Charles Lewis as "M. Quad;" Robert Barr as "Luke Sharp;" drama critic George Goodale; and Edgar A. Guest, "the People's Poet."
- ^ Grimm, Joe (1999). "Edgar A. Guest: The People's Poet - Detroit Free Press History". publiclibrary.ws. PublicLibrary. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
The byline read "Edgar A. Guest," but everyone knew him as "Eddie." They called him "The Poet of the People" "Poet Laureate of the American Home" and "America's Best Loved Poet of the Newspaper Age." In March, he earned another title, with his selection for the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame. But Eddie Guest, who died in 1959, preferred "versifier" or, even better, "newspaper man."