Eugene Field

Eugene Field (born September 2, 1850, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.—died November 4, 1895, Chicago, Illinois) was an American poet and journalist, best known, to his disgust, as the “poet of childhood.” Field attended several colleges but took no degree; at the University of Missouri he was known less as a student than as a prankster. After his marriage in 1873, Field did editorial work for a variety of newspapers, including the Denver Tribune. From his...