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Cover of Timberlines, Summer 1938
Announcement for William Rose Benét recital,
February 12, 1938
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Collection
Overview
Creator: Colorado Poetry Fellowship
Title: Colorado Poetry Fellowship
Collection
Inclusive Dates: 1934-1964
Size: .5 linear ft.
Processed By: Kathy Mitchell, March
2004
The Colorado Poetry Fellowship was incorporated
in 1934 with the purpose of "encouraging the development and
recognition of the poets of our own region [and] sponsoring programs
by distinguished guest poets and critics." Also integral to
the purpose of the group was their participation in International
Poetry Week, for which they organized programs and events. Formed
in the spirit of the women's clubs which were so prevalent in American
culture at the time, the leadership and membership of the group
was primarily female. Nonetheless, men were welcomed into the group,
and Levette J. Davidson, professor of English at the University
of Denver, was on the Board of the group. Ida Kruse McFarlane, another
well-known University of Denver faculty member, served as an advisor
to the Board in its early years.
By 1938 the Fellowship had nearly 380 members. They held quarterly
meetings, at which they listened to local poets present their work.
They also organized lecture-recitals, which featured nationally
known poets. Among those that the Fellowship brought to Denver were
May Sarton, Langston Hughes, Don Blanding, Robert Frost, Haniel
Long and William Rose Benét.
The Fellowship also published a periodic poetry magazine, Timberlines.
The magazine featured regional poets, listings of poetry events,
and listings and reviews of new poetry books. Timberlines
was published from 1938 to 1964, when the Fellowship disbanded.
Scope and Content
The Colorado Poetry Fellowship Collection consists of administrative
correspondence, committee reports, membership rosters, the articles
of incorporation, Poetry Week proclamations from Colorado governors,
recital announcements and brochures, and issues of Timberlines.
Also included are materials pertaining to the Fellowship's involvement
in the 1941 Writers Conference held at the University of Colorado,
Boulder.
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