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Horatio Colony II (1900-1977) was an American poet, playwright and businessman. [1] He wrote a novel, Free Forester, as well as eleven books of poetry and two plays. His poetic works include Bacchus and Krishna, The Flying Ones, Young Malatesta, Antique Thorn: The Faun's Girl, Early Land: Two Narrative Poems, Some Phoenix Blood, Magic Child, and Flower Myth. He wrote the plays The Emperor and the Bee Boy and The Amazon's Hero. [2] [3]

Colony was born in 1900 in Keene, New Hampshire, and was the grandson of the city's first mayor. [1] His family were successful mill owners, a vocation which he inherited but had little passion for. He began writing at an early age and continued to do so until his death. [4]

Spending much of his life as a bachelor, Colony traveled the world and collected fine items which reflect a variety of cultures. [5] He also kept a diary for much of his life which is now housed at the University of Syracuse. [6]

Free Forester (1935) was the most successful of his works, receiving a positive review from The New York Times , which called him "a new name in literary circles" and the novel "sensitively and intelligently made and felt". [7]

Colony corresponded with the well known poet Witter Bynner. [8] The two shared a professional relationship, and were both known for their homoerotic writings. Robert Frost once openly criticized Colony for the "thinly veiled celebrations of homosexuality" present in his work. [9]

Later in life, Colony married Mary Curtis of Concord Massachusetts. The couple had no children. [10]

At his death in 1977, Colony's house was transformed into the Horatio Colony House Museum at his bequest.Today the museum houses his vast collections and hosts a variety of public programs. A separate plot of land owned by his family was turned into the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve at this time as well. The Preserve is open year round for individual hiking. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Family History – Horatio Colony Museum" . Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Horatio Colony Papers: An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University". library.syr.edu. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Horatio Colony: List of Books by Author Horatio Colony". www.paperbackswap.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  4. ↑ Harris, Anna (March 10, 2002). "Horatio Colony Jr. and His Hilltop Writer's Retreat". The Keene Sentinel. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  5. ↑ "House and Family History". Horatio Colony House Museum and Nature Preserve. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  6. ↑ "Horatio Colony Papers An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University". library.syracuse.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  7. ↑ Young, Stanley (October 27, 1935). "An Unusual Novel of Pioneer Life; Horatio Colony's "Free Forester" Draws an Unconventional Picture of Colonial Kentucky Frontiersmen". The New York Times. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Horatio Colony Papers An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University". library.syracuse.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  9. ↑ Morris, James McGrath. "Witter Bynner – Poetic justice in a land of possibility". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  10. ↑ "House and Family History". Horatio Colony House Museum and Nature Preserve. Retrieved 2023-04-21.


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