Edgar Guest

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Biography of Edgar Albert Guest

The poet Edgar Guest had a significant life. Although many people have not heard of his name, he was still one of the most widely published and accessible poets during the 19th and 20th century and even to this day. To fully understand his importance, it is necessary to examine background, career, and influence he had on others through his poems. Edgar Guest was born on August 20th 1881 in the town off Birmingham, England (Poets.org). When he was ten years old, his family came to the United States and settled in Detroit, Michigan where he was educated. After Edwin (his father) lost his job, Edgar at the age of eleven began working as a copy boy at the Detroit Free Press part time. Later,
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However i did not use this as my main source of information because it doesn’t seem that reliable and writing lacks a little quality.
“Edgar Guest.” Poets.org. Academy of American Poets, n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2011. . This was ont of my primary sources. It gave all the information from career, to influence and background. It was mostly what i used to write my paper and especially helped by on paragraph three where i discuss his career. This source can also be considered creditable because it is a “.org” website which usually means it can be trusted also all the other sources match the material in this one.
“Edgar Guest.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia, 20 Nov. 2011. Web. 2 Dec. 2011. . I usually use wikipedia for a quick overall view of the topic.But in this case, it was very helpful with Guests background. Overall, i just used it as a starting point and later verified the accuracy using another source.
Pinsky, Robert. “Speaking in Tongues.” Slate.com. Slate group, a Division by The Washington Post Company, 4 Oct. 2011. Web. 2 Dec. 2011. . This source helped me with my analysis of the poem and specifically helped me with the 4th paragraph about how Guest influenced people at that time. The source can be considered accurate to some extent because i compared this with several other sources. However, it is a very opinionated article so some of the content is not necessarily
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