American poet
Charles Edward Eaton
Born (1916-06-25 ) June 25, 1916Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Died March 25, 2006(2006-03-25) (aged 89) Occupation Poet Alma mater Harvard University Princeton University Institutions University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Charles Edward Eaton (June 25, 1916 – March 23, 2006) was an American poet and professor.
Life
He was born in Winston-Salem, N.C. Eaton received his B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina in 1936, studied at Princeton , and received his M.A. degree from Harvard , where he worked with Robert Frost , who later recommended him to the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference .
Eaton served as Vice Consul in Brazil, 1942–1946, and as professor of creative writing at UNC, 1946-1952. In 1950, he married Isabel Patterson of Pittsburgh.
His papers are at the University of North Carolina .[ 1]
Awards
Works
Poetry
Stories
Non-Fiction
References
International National Academics Other