author
Edwin Carty Ranck
b. 1879
A Kentucky-born journalist and poet, he moved through newspaper rooms and literary circles before publishing witty, offbeat verse of his own. His work carries the brisk energy of a seasoned newspaperman with a playful taste for satire.
1 Audiobook
Poems for Pale People A Volume of Verse
by Edwin Carty Ranck
About the author
Born in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1879, he was educated at private schools and attended Harvard before starting newspaper work in 1898. Over the years he worked on papers in Lexington and Covington, Kentucky, and later served as a dramatic editor for the Cincinnati Post, the St. Louis Star, and the Brooklyn Eagle.
Alongside journalism, he built a literary career as a poet and prose writer. He is especially known for Poems for Pale People, a collection remembered for its light, whimsical, and humorous verse, and he also spent time in major literary centers including Boston and New York.
Ranck was connected to the wider arts world as well, including MacDowell, the long-running artists' residency in Peterborough, New Hampshire. He died in 1957, leaving behind work that reflects both the quick eye of a reporter and the lighter touch of an early twentieth-century humorist.