Holman Day

Born in Vassalboro, Maine, and educated at Colby College, Holman Day built a career that moved easily between newspapers, poetry, and fiction. The Maine State Library describes him as a poet, novelist, and filmmaker, and notes that he produced more than 25 books.

His writing is closely tied to Maine life. He published early verse collections before turning to novels such as Squire Phin, King Spruce, and Blow the Man Down, often drawing on Yankee voices, coastal communities, and lumber-country settings. That mix of regional color and fast-moving storytelling made him a distinctive popular writer of his time.

Day was also involved in Maine's early film industry. Sources from the Maine State Library and later coverage of silent-film history in Augusta note that his stories were adapted for screen work during the silent era, and that he eventually took on a larger role in the production company behind those films. He died in 1935, but he remains a memorable figure in Maine's literary and cultural history.