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Lifetime: 1865 - 1914 Passed: ≈ 109 years ago

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Madison Cawein

Madison Julius Cawein was a poet from Louisville, Kentucky.

Madison Julius Cawein was born in Louisville, Kentucky on March 23, 1865, the fifth child of William and Christiana (Stelsly) Cawein. His father made patent medicines from herbs. Thus as a child, Cawein became acquainted with and developed a love for local nature.

After graduating from high school, Cawein worked in a pool hall in Louisville as a cashier in Waddill's New-market, which also served as a gambling house. He worked there for six years, saving his pay so he could return home to write.

His output was thirty-six books and 1,500 poems. His writing presented Kentucky scenes in a language echoing Percy Bysshe Shelley and John Keats. He soon earned the nickname the "Keats of Kentucky". He was popular enough that, by 1900, he told the Louisville Courier-Journal that his income from publishing poetry in magazines amounted to about $100 a month.

In 1912 Cawein was forced to sell his Old Louisville home, St James Court (a 2+1⁄2-story brick house built in 1901, which he had purchased in 1907), as well as some of his library, after losing money in the 1912 stock market crash. In 1914 the Authors Club of New York City placed him on their relief list. He died on December 8 later that year and was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.

Books by Madison Cawein

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Clouds of the Autumn Night

Poetry
Love Romance Poems Verses Fortnightly

A tribute to the Autumnal Equinox this week, taken from Myth and Romance Being a Book of verses by MADISON CAWEIN.

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September

Poetry
Poems Verses Fortnightly Prose Reading

Ten readings of September by Madison Cawein. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of September 21st, 2014.

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Contrasts

Poetry
Beauty River Devotion Poems Forest Journey Fortnightly Darkness

It explores the themes of nature, beauty, and love. Published in 1893, it consists of over 50 poems that take readers on a journey through the natural world, from the forests and rivers of Kentucky to the mountains of the West. Cawein's lyrical and...

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October

Poetry
Beauty Imagery Poems Journey Fortnightly Magic Mysticism

This timeless work of poetry celebrates the vivid colors, mystical atmosphere, and transformative power of October. Madison Cawein, a revered poet known for his lyrical style and nature-inspired verses, crafts a mesmerizing portrait of the autumnal...

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The Quarrel

Poetry
Power Health Poems Emotion Verses Fortnightly Danger

A quarrel between siblings can be as fierce as a battle between two armies. In this poem, Madison Cawein captures the raw emotion of a sibling quarrel. The speaker is angry with his sister, and he vents his anger in a series of vivid images. He comp...

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The Garden of Dreams

Poetry
Dream Nature Poems Dark Laws Verses Imagination Danger

Step into the Garden of Dreams, where reality and fantasy collide. The Garden of Dreams by Madison Cawein is a collection of enchanting poems that transport readers to a world of wonder and imagination. In his lyrical prose, Cawein paints vivid pict...

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Old Man Rain

Poetry
Beauty Dream Poems Life Verses Fortnightly Nostalgia

Through vivid imagery and evocative language, Cawein paints a poetic portrait of the Bluegrass State, capturing its natural beauty, rich history, and the enduring spirit of its people. From the rolling hills and verdant forests to the bustling towns...

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Window on the Hill

LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of The Window on the Hill by Madison Julius Cawein. This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 22, 2012.Madison Julius Cawein was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the fifth child of William and Christiana (S...

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After Long Grief

LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of After Long Grief by Madison Cawein. This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 22, 2012.Madison Cawein was a poet from Louisville, Kentucky. His father made patent medicines from herbs. Cawein thus beca...

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Don Quixote

Madison Julius Cawein was born in Louisville, Kentucky. After graduating from high school, Cawein worked in a pool hall in Louisville as a cashier in Waddill's New-market, which also served as a gambling house. He worked there for six years, saving h...

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Voice on the Wind, and Other Poems

This is a volume of poems by Madison Julius Cawein, "the Keats of Kentucky", published at the height of his popularity in 1902. - Summary by Carolin

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Weeds by the Wall: Verses

This is a volume of verses by Madison Julius Cawein. This volume contains several poems of the dream-like quality for which Cawein was so famous. - Summary by Carolin

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Old Inn

Madison Julius Cawein was a poet from Louisville, Kentucky. Cawein's poetry allied his love of nature with a devotion to earlier English and European literature, mythology, and classical allusion. - Summary by Wikipedia

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Shapes and Shadows

This is a volume of poetry by Madison Julius Cawein. This collection contains many examples of Cawein's own particular style of dreamy poetry, strongly characterised by references to mythology and romance. At the same time, there is no shortage of re...

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End of Summer

Cawein's poetry allied his love of nature with a devotion to earlier English and European literature, mythology, and classical allusion. - Summary by Wikipedia

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Undertones

This is a collection of poems by Madison Cawein. This volume includes some of the magnificent nature descriptions that Cawein is famous for, and can evoke many different emotions with the reader and listener. - Summary by Carolin

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Poems of Madison Cawein Vol 5

This is Volume 5: Poems of Meditation and of Forest and Field of the collected works of Madison Julius Cawein, an American poet from Kentucky. It begins with the long poem Intimations of the Beautiful and falls into three sections: Poems of Meditat...

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Knight - Errant

LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of Knight - Errant by Madison Cawein. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 3, 2019. ------ Cawein's poetry allied his love of nature with a devotion to earlier English and European literature...

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Poems of Madison Cawein Vol 4

This is Volume 4: Poems of Mystery and of Myth and Romance of the collected works of Madison Julius Cawein, an American poet from Kentucky. It falls into three sections: Poems of Mystery, Poems of Myth and Romance, and Song and Story. - Summary by La...

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Wet Day

LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of A Wet Day by Madison Cawein. This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 21, 2019. ------ This Weekly Poem is in honor of April showers (bring on the May flowers!) taken from The Poems of Madison Ca...

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Poems of Madison Cawein Vol 3

This is Volume 3: Nature Poems of the collected works of Madison Julius Cawein, an American poet from Kentucky. It's arranged in four sections: In The Shadow of the Beeches, Tansy and Sweet-Alyssum, Weeds by the Wall, and A Voice on the Wind. It is...

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After A Night Of Rain

LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of After A Night Of Rain by Madison Cawein. This was the Weekly Poetry project for September 1, 2019. ------ An ode to September and the changing season. - Summary by David Lawrence

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Transposed Seasons

LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Transposed Seasons by Madison Cawein. This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 3, 2019. ------Mr. Cawein's landscape is not the sea, nor the desert, nor the mountain, but the lovely inland lev...

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Quiet

LibriVox volunteers bring you 28 recordings of Quiet by Madison Cawein. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 17, 2020. ------ Cawein's description of "A log-hut in the solitude", taken from The Poems of Madison Cawein, Volume 3, Nature Poems....

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