Poetry and News Clippings (group D)

Poetry In the 1920s

During the 1920s around the country poetry was very popular and some of the most popular poets of the time included Langston Hughes and Robert Frost. Many people around the country young and old were interested in poetry at the time and they saw it as a way to introduce new ideas and communicate with others in a different way. New forms of poetry were being created and the arts were flourishing all around the country. The Harlem renaissance was occurring in Brooklyn and many different views and ideas were written into the poetry at the time. Sonnets and Jazz poems began to become popular due to the increased amount of music being created at the time. Since poetry was so popular during this time many different students in colleges across the country were using poetry get there point across and communicate with each other.

Poetry At Florida State College of Women 

 Poetry was very prevalent at the FSU college of women and many of the students there used poetry as a way to express themselves. Senior serenades were an event at Florida State in which all of the students could write poems to the departing seniors showing them how much they meant to the students. This was a very popular event and was a way for students to say thank you for everything the seniors had taught them. Many students took there poems very seriously and most were considered to be free verse poems. Poetry was prevalent in many different areas of the Florida State women’s college and was known to be taught in English classes at the University. These poems written by sophomores at the college were read to the seniors during a special senior breakfast held before graduation took place.

Elizabeth Otis

Elizabeth Lincoln Otis wrote a poem "An 'If' for Girls that references Rudyard Kipling's poem 'If", which refers to the journy toward ideal manhood. Elizabeth Otis' poem enouraged many writers to open up about their idea of the ultimate womanhood. 

Charles M Courboin was a very talented musician who enjoyed the lifestye and reputation of the 1920's. He was thoroughly devoted by Rodman Wanamaker to inspect the second augmentation of the Wanamaker Organ. He attributed string and sections of orachestra bringing it to high ranks and standards. Charles M. Courboin also was Director of Music for St. Patrick Cathedral, New York City from 1943 until he retired in 1968.

Charles M. Courboin

Charles M. Courboin is a very talented musician from Belgium. He was recognized for his talents as a young man.  At the age of twelve he developed interest for High Mass at the famous Cathedral of Antwerp. He continued his passion at the Cathedral as an eighteen year old where he became Laureate of the Conservatoire Royal de Musique of Brussels and organist of the Cathedral at Antwerp. Courboin pursued becoming organist and choirmaster in St. Paul Church in the year 1904. Courboin began his career as musician in Oswego, New York. Here he built an amazing reputation for himself, encouraging him to travel to the First Baptist Church at Syracuse.

Courboin was also a borough organist of Springfield, Massachusetts. One of Charles’ specialties was that he recited his music entirely from memory, which made him one of the greatest musicians of all time. Courboin constructed the Strings and Orchestral divisions of the Kimball organs as well as the world-famous Wanamaker. Courboin was able to congregate ten thousand people to his recitals and performances because of his talents. He also recorded on the Victor Red Seal label. Courboin was able to partner with  many famous musicians and organists such as Joseph Jongen, Marcel Dupré, and Pietro Yon. In the year 1926 Courboin was involved in a racing accident. This near-death experience caused him to give up playing for quite some time following the incident.