Roy Helton (1886 - 1977) was an American poet. His poems include Lonesome Water, In Passing, and Old Christmas Morning. The date of his death requires confirmation.
Roy Helton was a poet, novelist, educator and public servant. He and his wife Anna Friend Watson and their sons Robert and Frank lived near Philadelphia, PA. Helton taught at Friends Central School and worked for the Pennsylvania State Planning Commission. He wrote for the Atlantic Monthly and other magazines.
Poems online:
His books include:
Poetry:
Youth's Pilgramage, 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)
Nitchey Tilley, 1934 (Published in England as "Their Own Day")
Nonfiction:
Sold Out To The Future (1935)