Charles Follen Adams

Charles Follen Adams (born 21 April 1842 in Dorchester, Massachusetts– 8 March 1918) was an American poet.^[1][2]

Biography

He received a common school education, and at the age of fifteen entered into mercantile pursuits. During the American Civil War, at age 22, Adams enlisted in the 13th Massachusetts Infantry.^[3] He was wounded in action at Gettysburg, and taken as a prisoner of war.^[4][5] On his release from prison, he was detailed for hospital duty.^[3]

In 1872, he began writing humorous verses for periodicals and newspapers in a Pennsylvania German dialect.^[5] His first published work was “The Puzzled Dutchman” which appeared in Our Young Folks.^[3]

Works

Each year links to its corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

• 1878: Leedle Yawcob Strauss, and Other Poems^[6]
• 1885: Mother's Doughnuts^[7]
• 1886: Cut, Cut Behind !^[8]
• 1887: Dialect Ballads
• 1910: Yawcob Strauss, and Other Poems^[9]

References

1. ^ Adams, Charles Follen, 1842-1918. Papers: Guide
2. ^ Charles Follen Adams at Britannica Online Encyclopedia
3. ^ ^{a b c}  "Adams, Charles Follen". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900. 
4. ^ Dorchester Atheneum: Charles Follen Adams
5. ^ ^{a b}  "Adams, Charles Follen". New International Encyclopedia. 1905. 
6. ^ Adams, Charles Follen (Harper's Magazine)
7. ^ "Mother's doughnuts" by Charles Follen Adams (Harper's Magazine)
8. ^ "“Cut, cut behind!”" by Charles Follen Adams (Harper's Magazine)
9. ^ Quint, Wilder D. (1897-12-18). "VII. Charles Follen Adams ("Yawcob Strauss") in Roxbury.". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9907EED61330E333A2575BC1A9649D94669ED7CF. Retrieved 2008-08-08. 

External links

• Charles Follen Adams Bio
• Guide to Charles Follen Adams's works at Houghton Library, Harvard University

Persondata
Name	Adams, Charles Follen
Alternative names
Short description	United States dialect poet
Date of birth	21 April 1842
Place of birth	Dorchester, Massachusetts
Date of death	8 March 1918
Place of death