Glenway Wescott

Glenway Wescott
Born(1901-04-11)April 11, 1901
Kewaskum, Wisconsin, US
DiedFebruary 22, 1987(1987-02-22) (aged 85)
Rosemont, New Jersey, US
Occupation
  • Poet
  • writer
  • novelist
EducationUniversity of Chicago
PartnerMonroe Wheeler
RelativesLloyd Wescott (brother)

Glenway Wescott (April 11, 1901 – February 22, 1987) was an American poet, novelist and essayist. A figure of the American expatriate literary community in Paris during the 1920s, Wescott was openly gay.[1] His relationship with longtime companion Monroe Wheeler lasted from 1919 until Wescott's death.

  1. ^ Eric Haralson, Henry James and Queer Modernity, Cambridge University Press, 2003, page 175