author
Clinton Scollard
1860–1932
A prolific American poet, fiction writer, and teacher, his work was known for polished verse and a steady stream of books from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He spent much of his career at Hamilton College, balancing literary life with the classroom.
3 Audiobooks
Lyrics & Legends of Christmas-Tide
by Clinton Scollard
From the Lips of the Sea
by Clinton Scollard
Sprays of Shamrock
by Clinton Scollard
About the author
Born in Clinton, New York, on September 18, 1860, he studied at the Clinton Liberal Institute, graduated from Hamilton College in 1881, and then attended Harvard. Early in life he built close ties to literary circles, and he went on to become a widely published poet as well as a writer of fiction.
Much of his professional life was linked to Hamilton College, where he taught English. Alongside his academic work, he published numerous volumes of poetry and became known as a skilled, graceful craftsman of verse, even if later critics often placed him outside the very front rank of American poets.
He was also connected personally and creatively with poet and critic Jessie Belle Rittenhouse, whom he married. He died on January 20, 1932, leaving behind a substantial body of work that captures the tastes and lyric style of his era.