Paul Engle

Paul Hamilton Engle (October 12, 1908 – March 22, 1991), was an American poet, editor, teacher, literary critic, novelist, and playwright. He is remembered as the long-time director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and as co-founder of the International Writing Program (IWP), both at the University of Iowa. Quotes Corn (1939) New York: Doubleday Doran & Co., Inc. Wytham, Water Eaton, Wolvercote,Old names worn water-smooth under the tongue. "Corn", I I came to that dark water-wandered town,Where, before proud stone was piled on stoneTo mark the frantic limits of the mind,Oxen forded the mild, midland river. "Corn", I (Oxford) The tense American nerve relaxed, I livedWith a gray quietness that let the mindGrow inward like a root. "Corn", I I heard, down the long valley of my bones,The cry of home run like a calling hound,And not in word but in the beat of bloodI knew that this would never be my land—Belly and brain, I lived America. "Corn", I External links Category:1908 births Category:1991 deaths Category:20th-century poets from the United States Category:University of Oxford alumni Category:Columbia University alumni Category:Editors from the United States Category:Educators from the United States Category:Literary critics Category:Novelists from the United States Category:Playwrights from the United States