Gene Derwood (1909–1954) was an American poet, painter and wife of the poet and anthologist Oscar Williams.
Life
The couple lived in a penthouse of an office building on Water Street.[1]
The Lilly Library of Indiana University holds a collection of her letters.[2] Harvard University also holds archival material.[3]
Works
- "After reading St. John the Divine", Nox Oculis
- "Elegy on Gordon Barber", L'Ecritoire, August 27, 2005
- The Poems of Gene Derwood, Clarke and Way, 1955.
References
- ^ Richard Kostelanetz (2003). Soho: the rise and fall of an artists' colony. Routledge. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-415-96572-9.
Gene Derwood artist.
- ^ DERWOOD MSS.
- ^ "Derwood, Gene, 1909-1954. Compositions: Guide". Archived from the original on 2006-09-01. Retrieved 2007-04-01.