Kathryn Irene Glascock (1901 – February 23, 1923) was an American
poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems ( oral or wri ...
. The
Kathryn Irene Glascock Intercollegiate Poetry Contest is named after her.
Early life and education
Glascock was born in 1901 to parents Hugh Grundy Glascock, an educator, and Etta (or Ella) Bodine Woods. She was raised in
Culver, Indiana. Glascock graduated from
Mount Holyoke College in 1922.
At Mount Holyoke, she was editor of the school newspaper, and was elected to
Phi Beta Kappa
The Phi Beta Kappa Society () is the oldest academic honor society in the United States, and the most prestigious, due in part to its long history and academic selectivity. Phi Beta Kappa aims to promote and advocate excellence in the liberal ...
.
Glascock worked as a magazine editor in New York after college.
Legacy
In her memory, her parents established the annual Kathryn Irene Glascock Intercollegiate Poetry Contest at Mount Holyoke College in 1923. The contest became an intercollegiate event in 1924.
In addition, Glascock's parents also published a collection of her poetry entitled, ''Poems'', and had one of her poems, "Daylight," published in ''
Poetry Magazine
''Poetry'' (founded as ''Poetry: A Magazine of Verse'') has been published in Chicago since 1912. It is one of the leading monthly poetry journals in the English-speaking world. Founded by Harriet Monroe, it is now published by the Poetry Foundati ...
''.
She died there in 1923, from
pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of productive or dry cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing. The severi ...
.
Poetry
*''Poems''. Garden City, N.Y. : Country Life Press, 1923.
*"Daylight," ''Poetry Magazine'', Volume 22, May 1923, Page 83.
Poetry magazine: Historical Index
at www.poetrymagazine.org
Notes
External links
Mount Holyoke College Archives: Glascock Contest
1901 births
1923 deaths
Mount Holyoke College alumni
American women poets
20th-century American poets
20th-century American women writers
Writers from Indiana
{{US-poet-1900s-stub