About David Morton
David H. Morton (February 21, 1886 – June 13, 1957) was an American poet. Born in Elkton, Kentucky, he graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1909. Morton played on the varsity football team. After a decade of newspaper work, starting at the Louisville Courier-Journal, he became a teacher in the high school at Morristown, New Jersey. Beginning in 1924, he taught at Amherst College. His work appeared in Harper's Magazine. He is noted for having written a fan letter to Dashiell Hammett. Morton, whose Ships in Harbor (1921) and Harvest contain some of the best sonnets of contemporary authorship, was not only a poet, but also a distinct American influence in poetry. This influence was especially observable in the poetry classes he was conducting in Amherst College.Browse all poems and texts published on David Morton
