About Charles Edward Eaton
Lived 1916 – 2006 (aged 89). Charles Edward Eaton was an American poet.
Charles Edward Eaton (June 25, 1916 – March 23, 2006) was an American poet and professor.
Life He was born in Winston-Salem, N.C. Eaton received his B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina in 1936, studied at Princeton, and received his M.A. degree from Harvard, where he worked with Robert Frost, who later recommended him to the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference.
Eaton served as Vice Consul in Brazil, 1942–1946, and as professor of creative writing at UNC, 1946–1952. In 1950, he married Isabel Patterson of Pittsburgh.
His papers are at the University of North Carolina.
Awards Golden Rose Award 1981 Arvon Foundation competition winner
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American poet
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Charles Edward Eaton was born on 25 June 1916 in Winston-Salem.
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Charles Edward Eaton died on 22 March 2006.
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