Lillian Mayfield Wright | |
|---|---|
 Lillian Mayfield, from the 1915 yearbook of West Virginia Wesleyan College | |
| Born | October 24, 1894 Conaway, West Virginia |
| Died | February 26, 1986 (aged 91) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Other names | Lillian Mayfield Roberts |
| Occupation | Poet |
Lillian Perry Mayfield Roberts Wright (October 24, 1894 – February 26, 1986) was an American poet.
Early life and education
Lillian Perry Mayfield was born in Conaway, West Virginia,[1][2] the daughter of Joshua Grant Mayfield and Florence May Carter Mayfield. She attended West Virginia Wesleyan College[3] and New York University, and studied with poet Joyce Kilmer.[1]
Publications
Many of her poems and stories were published in national magazines under the name Lillian Mayfield Roberts.[4] "The best of these mountain poets is Lillian Mayfield Roberts," commented H. L. Mencken in The American Mercury in 1926.[5][6] One of her poems, "Hill Hunger", was included in the anthology Modern American Lyrics (1924).[7] Her short story "The Fly on the Window" won $1000 from the West Virginia Review.[8]
- "The Prayer" (1918)[9]
- "Clarksburg Season Opens" (1919)[10]
- "The Professor's Wife" (1921)[11]
- "Skies are so High" (1921)[12]
- "Tomorrow" (1921)[13]
- "Requiem for Dead Hopes" (1921)[14]
- "Retrospect" (1922)[15]
- "If (for the Wife)" (1922)[16]
- "In the Market" (1923)[17]
- "Home" (1925)[18]
- "Zinnias" (1927)[19]
- "Mountain Medicine" (1964)[20]
Personal life and legacy
Lillian Mayfield married twice. Her first husband was George Paul Roberts; they married in 1916, and divorced in 1928.[21] Her second husband, John J. Wright, was a public health professor at the University of North Carolina; they married in 1930. She died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1986, aged 91 years.[22][23] West Virginia University holds a collection of Wright's notebooks, including the manuscript of an unpublished novel at the West Virginia & Regional History Center.[24]
References
- ^ a b Johnson, Maria C. (July 24, 1995). "Author Unknown; Charmed by a Poet's Words, a Liberty Woman Undertook a Search for the Author". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ Brenni, Vito Joseph (1957). West Virginia Authors. West Virginia Library Association. p. 56.
- ^ West Virginia Wesleyan College, Murmurmontis (1915 yearbook): 47. via Internet Archive
- ^ Upshur County. Arcadia Publishing. 2001. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-7385-1352-2.
- ^ "The Library". The American Mercury. 8: 254. June 1926 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Mercury Falls on Miss Turner". The Shepherd College Picket. 31: 2. July 27, 1926 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Modern American Lyrics: An Anthology. Minton, Balch. 1924. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-8274-2745-7.
- ^ Wood, Warren (1926). Representative Authors of West Virginia. Worth-while book Company. p. 317.
- ^ Roberts, Lillian Mayfield (1918-04-19). "The Prayer". The Enid Daily Eagle. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-05-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roberts, Lillian Mayfield (November 15, 1919). "Clarksburg Season Opens". Musical America. 31: 105.
- ^ Roberts, Lillian Mayfield (November 1921). "The Professor's Wife". Scribner's Magazine. 70 (1): 548.
- ^ Roberts, Lillian Mayfleld (August 1921). "Skies are so High". McCall's. 48: 18 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Roberts, Lillian Wright (December 1921). "Tomorrow". Sunset. 47: 76.
- ^ Roberts, Lillian Mayfield (March 1921). "Requiem for Dead Hopes". The Medical Pickwick. 7: 105.
- ^ Roberts, Lillian Mayfield (September 1922). "Retrospect". House Beautiful. 52: 272.
- ^ Roberts, Lillian Mayfield (September 1922). "If (for the Wife)". The Ladies' Home Journal – via 106.
- ^ Roberts, Lillian Mayfield (August 1923). "In the Market". Sunset Magazine. 51: 32 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Roberts, Lillian Mayfield (December 1925). "Home". House Beautiful. 58: 680 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Roberts, Lillian Mayfield (February 1927). "Zinnias". Scribner's Magazine. 81: 193–195 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Wright, Lillian Mayfield (July 1964). "Mountain Medicine". North Carolina Folklore Journal. 12: 7–12.
- ^ "Suits Filed". Reno Gazette-Journal. 1928-08-02. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-05-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mrs. Lillian Wright". The Herald-Sun. 1986-02-27. p. 24. Retrieved 2022-05-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lillian P. M. Wright". The News and Observer. 1986-02-27. p. 42. Retrieved 2022-05-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Collection: Lillian Mayfield Wright, Poet, Notebooks". West Virginia University Archivesspace. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
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