Gelett Burgess
Who is Gelett Burgess
Frank Gelett Burgess (January 30, 1866 – September 18, 1951) was an American artist, art critic, poet, author and humorist. An important figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary renaissance of the 1890s, particularly through his iconoclastic little magazine, The Lark, he is best known as a writer of nonsense verse, such as "The Purple Cow," and for introducing French modern art to the United States in an essay titled "The Wild Men of Paris." He was the author of the popular Goops books, and he coined the term "blurb."
Early life
Born in Boston, Burgess was "raised among staid, conservative New England gentry". He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating with a B.S. in 1887. After graduation, Burgess fled conservative Boston for the live...
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Gelett Burgess Poems
- An Alphabet Of Famous Goops
AN ALPHABET OF FAMOUS GOOPS.
Which you 'll Regard with Yells and Whoops.
Futile Acumen!
For you Yourselves are Doubtless Dupes
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- The Floorless Room
I Wish that my Room had a Floor!
I don't so Much Care for a Door,
But this Crawling Around
Without Touching the Ground
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- Abstrosophy
If echoes from the fitful past
Could rise to mental view,
Would all their fancied radiance last
Or would some odors from the blast,
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- Table Manners
THE Goops they lick their fingers,
And the Goops they lick their knives;
They spill their broth on the tablecloth-
Oh, they lead disgusting lives!
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- The Purple Cow
I never saw a Purple Cow,
I never hope to see one,
But I can tell you, anyhow,
Iâ??d rather see than be one!...
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- Johnmcdonald15: gelett burgess (1866-1951)
he has a very modest place in the history of literature, but as an enthusiast of west coast and san francisco culture, it is a pleasure to post him.
he co-founded "the lark" in 1895 which only lasted until 1897, but is interesting as part of the...
- Bachbeethoven: jan 30
odt 1969 – the beatles' last public performance, on the roof of apple records in london.
b. 1866 – gelett burgess, american author, poet, and critic (d. 1951)
b. 1935 – richard brautigan, american novelist, poet, and short story writer (d. 1984)
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- Poetry4kids: i never saw a purple cow, but read a poem about one once, written by this guy right here, gelett burgess. today's his birthday, a perfect time to learn more about him and read some of his silliest poems.
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