Roy Helton (April 3, 1886 – December 1977) 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 writte ...

and

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. His poems include "In Passing" and "Old Christmas Morning". He was a poet, novelist, educator and public servant. He and his wife Anna Friend Watson and their sons Robert and Frank lived near

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, Pennsylvania. Helton taught at Friends Central School and worked for the Pennsylvania State Planning Commission. He wrote for the ''

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'' and other magazines.

Works

His works include: Poetry collections: * ''Youth's Pilgrimage'', 1915 * ''Outcasts in Beulah Land'', 1918 * ''Lonesome Water'', 1930 * ''Come Back To Earth'', 1946 Novels: * ''Jimmy Sharswood'', 1924 * ''The Early Adventures of Peacham Grew'', 1925 (with drawings by

Edward Shenton Edward Shenton (1895-1977) was an American illustrator, author, editor, poet, and teacher. Biography Edward Shenton was an illustrator, writer, editor, poet, and teacher. He was born in Pottstown, Pa. November 29, 1895 and grew up in West Phila ...

) * ''Nitchey Tilley'', 1934 (published in UK as "Their Own Day") Non-fiction: * ''Sold Out To The Future'' (1935)

References

External links

Poems online:
"In Passing"
at www.bartleby.com
"Old Christmas Morning"
at www.oldpoetry.com
Roy Helton
on Worldcat 1886 births 1977 deaths 20th-century American poets {{US-poet-1880s-stub