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Father John Banister Tabb (March 22, 1845 – November 19, 1909) was an American poet, Roman Catholic priest, and professor of English.
English poet 
Poems (1894)Page Images
Lyrics (1897)
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Child Verse (1899)
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Later Lyrics (1902)Page Images
The Rosary in Rhyme (1904)Page Images
Quips and Quiddits (1907)Page Images
A Selection from the Verses of John B. Tabb (1906/1910)Page Images
Later Poems (1910)
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''Prose''
Bone Rules (1897)Page Images
Biographies
"John Bannister Tabb: The Priest-Poet"
"Father Tabb: His Life and Work"
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Brief review of John B. Tabb's first book of poetry in June 1895 edition of ''The Bookman'' (New York)
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Biography
Tabb was born in Amelia County, Virginia, on March 22, 1845. One of his brothers wasWilliam Barksdale Tabb
William Barksdale Tabb (September 11, 1840 – December 4, 1874) was an American lawyer and military officer in the Confederate States Army.
Biography
Tabb graduated from both Virginia Military Institute (VMI) and the University of Virginia, and ...
, a lawyer and officer in the Confederate States Army.
A member of one of the state's oldest and wealthiest families, Tabb served on a blockade runner
A blockade runner is a merchant vessel used for evading a naval blockade of a port or strait. It is usually light and fast, using stealth and speed rather than confronting the blockaders in order to break the blockade. Blockade runners usuall ...
for the Confederacy during the Civil War, and spent eight months in a Union prison camp, where he formed a lifelong friendship with poet Sidney Lanier. Tabb converted to the Roman Catholic Church in 1872, and taught literature at Saint Charles College in Ellicott City, Maryland
Ellicott City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in, and the county seat of, Howard County, Maryland, United States. Part of the Baltimore metropolitan area, its population was 65,834 at the 2010 census, making it the mo ...
, in 1878.
Tabb was ordained as a priest in 1884, after which he retained his academic position. Plagued by eye problems his whole life, he continued to teach though he lost his sight completely about a year before his death. He died at Saint Charles College on November 19, 1909.
Father Tabb (as he was commonly known) was widely published in popular and prestigious magazines of the day, including '' Harper's Monthly'', '' The Atlantic Monthly'', and '' The Cosmopolitan''. His books of poetry include ''Poems'' (1894), ''Lyrics'' (1897), ''Later Lyrics'' (1902), and, posthumously,
''Later Poems'' (1910). He also wrote one prose work, ''Bone Rules'' (1897), an English grammar; only one of his sermons has survived, a sermon on the Assumption
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(August 15, 1894).
English poet Alice Meynell
Alice Christiana Gertrude Meynell (née Thompson; 11 October 184727 November 1922) was a British writer, editor, critic, and suffragist, now remembered mainly as a poet.
Early years and family
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made ''A Selection from the Verses of John B. Tabb'' (1906). His biographer, Francis A. Litz, a former student of Tabb's, published previously uncollected poems and previously unpublished poems in ''Father Tabb: A Study of His Life and Works'' (1923); Litz also edited a collected edition, ''The Poetry of Father Tabb'' (1928).
The Tabb Monument
The Tabb Monument, dedicated in 1936, is a monument in Amelia County, Virginia dedicated to Virginia-born Catholic poet John Bannister Tabb. The marker, and the plot of land surrounding it, are managed as a state park by the Commonwealth of ...
in Amelia County is dedicated to his memory.
Notes
References
Further reading
* Litz, Francis A. ''Father Tabb: A Study of His Life and Works''. (Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1923).External links
Works * * * ''Poetry''Poems (1894)
Lyrics (1897)
Page Images
Child Verse (1899)
Page Images
Later Lyrics (1902)
The Rosary in Rhyme (1904)
Quips and Quiddits (1907)
A Selection from the Verses of John B. Tabb (1906/1910)
Later Poems (1910)
Page Images
''Prose''
Bone Rules (1897)
Biographies
"John Bannister Tabb: The Priest-Poet"
"Father Tabb: His Life and Work"
Other *
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