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Allen Norton
A little-known figure of early American modernism, this poet and editor moved in lively avant-garde circles and helped champion new writing in the 1910s. His work and magazine editing place him among the small-magazine voices that shaped a changing literary scene.
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The convolvulus: a comedy in three acts
by Allen Norton
About the author
Allen Norton was an American poet and literary editor active in the 1910s and 1920s. Sources describe him as having studied literature at Harvard, and he is best remembered for his connection to the early modernist magazine world.
With his wife, Louise Norton, he edited the little magazine Rogue, published from 1915 to 1916. The magazine became an early home for experimental writing and featured figures associated with the American avant-garde, including Wallace Stevens, Mina Loy, and Alfred Kreymborg.
Norton also published his own poetry, including Narcissus and Other Poems in 1914, and wrote the play The Convolvulus. Reliable biographical details about his life appear to be limited, so many accounts focus more on his literary circle and editorial work than on his personal history.