Winfield Townley Scott

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Winfield Townley Scott (born April 30, 1910 – died April 28, 1968) was an American poet.

Winfield Scott was primarily known for his journals. He wrote a book called A Dirty Hand, and another called The Dark Sister (1958).

He was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, seven days after the arrival of Halley's Comet. He committed suicide after a domestic quarrel in 1968.

Several of his poems appear in the book, "Don't Forget To Fly", an anthology (that includes many other famous works) collected by Paul B. Janeczko, Bradbury Press, published in 1981.

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[edit] Books of poems

  • Wind the Clock (1941)
  • The Sword on the Table (1942)
  • To Marry Strangers (1945)
  • Mr. Whittier and Other Poems (1948)
  • The Dark Sister (1958)
  • Scrimshaw (1959)
  • Collected Poems 1937-1962 (1962)

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