George Dillon
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George Hill Dillon was an American editor and poet. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida
but he spent his childhood in Kentucky
and the Mid-West. He graduated from The University of Chicago in 1927 with a degree in English. He was the editor for Poetry Magazine from 1937 to 1949, during which time he also served in WWII
as a member of the Signal Corps. Viewing, from the top of the Eifel Tower, the German Army being driven from Paris, he sihnaled, in Morse, :Paris is Free".
Though included in several contemporary anthologies, Dillon's works are largely out of print. Today he is best known as one of the many lovers of Edna St. Vincent Millay
, whom he met in 1928 at The University of Chicago, where she was giving a reading. Dillon was the inspiration for Millay's epic 52-sonnet sequence Fatal Interview and they later collaborated on translations from Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal in 1936.
'Boy in the Wind',The Viking Press, 1927
'Three plays of Racine'. University of Chicago Press, 1961
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
but he spent his childhood in Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
and the Mid-West. He graduated from The University of Chicago in 1927 with a degree in English. He was the editor for Poetry Magazine from 1937 to 1949, during which time he also served in WWII
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
as a member of the Signal Corps. Viewing, from the top of the Eifel Tower, the German Army being driven from Paris, he sihnaled, in Morse, :Paris is Free".
Though included in several contemporary anthologies, Dillon's works are largely out of print. Today he is best known as one of the many lovers of Edna St. Vincent Millay
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Edna St. Vincent Millay was an American lyrical poet, playwright and feminist. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and was known for her activism and her many love affairs. She used the pseudonym Nancy Boyd for her prose work...
, whom he met in 1928 at The University of Chicago, where she was giving a reading. Dillon was the inspiration for Millay's epic 52-sonnet sequence Fatal Interview and they later collaborated on translations from Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal in 1936.
Awards
- 1932 Guggenheim Fellowship
- 1932 Pulitzer Prize for PoetryPulitzer Prize for PoetryThe Pulitzer Prize in Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. However, special citations for poetry were presented in 1918 and 1919.-Winners:...
, for The Flowering Stone
Works
- Flowers of evil Charles Baudelaire, Translator George Dillon, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Harper & Brothers, 1936
- The flowering stone, The Viking press, 1931
'Boy in the Wind',The Viking Press, 1927
'Three plays of Racine'. University of Chicago Press, 1961