Cale Young Rice

Born in Dixon, Kentucky, on December 7, 1872, he went on to study at Cumberland University and later earned a master's degree from Harvard. He briefly taught English at Cumberland, but writing soon became the center of his career.

He published many books of poetry and drama, including Plays and Lyrics, Yolanda of Cyprus, and At the World's Heart. His writing often blended music, symbolism, and large themes such as faith, fate, and the inner life, and it brought him national attention during his lifetime.

Rice was also closely linked with fellow writer Alice Hegan Rice, whom he married in 1903. He spent much of his adult life in Louisville, Kentucky, and died there in January 1943.