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Jean Toomer, American Poet and Novelist

Undated photograph of Toomer. Nathan Eugene Pinchback Toomer (December 26, 1894 - March 30, 1967) was an American poet and novelist. Between 1914-17 he attended six institutions of higher education studying agriculture, fitness, biology, sociology, and history, but he never completed a degree. After leaving college, he published some short stories. In 1923, he published the High Modernist novel Cane, in which he used a variety of forms, and material inspired by his time in Georgia. It was hailed by critics and is seen as an important work of both the Harlem Renaissance and the Lost Generation. In 1931 he married the writer Margery Latimer. The following year she died in childbirth. He named their daughter Margery. In 1934 he married Marjorie Content. Because Toomer was notable as a writer, his two marriages, both classed as inter-racial, attracted notice and some social criticism. In 1940 the Toomers moved to Doylestown, Pennsylvania. There he joined the Quakers and began to withdraw from society. He wrote a small amount of fiction, but devoted most of his time to serving on Quaker committees and working with high school students. He died in 1967, at the age of 72, after several years of poor health.
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Jean Toomer, American Poet and Novelist
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Undated photograph of Toomer. Nathan Eugene Pinchback Toomer (December 26, 1894 - March 30, 1967) was an American poet and novelist. Between 1914-17 he attended six institutions of higher education studying agriculture, fitness, biology, sociology, and history, but he never completed a degree. After leaving college, he published some short stories. In 1923, he published the High Modernist novel Cane, in which he used a variety of forms, and material inspired by his time in Georgia. It was hailed by critics and is seen as an important work of both the Harlem Renaissance and the Lost Generation. In 1931 he married the writer Margery Latimer. The following year she died in childbirth. He named their daughter Margery. In 1934 he married Marjorie Content. Because Toomer was notable as a writer, his two marriages, both classed as inter-racial, attracted notice and some social criticism. In 1940 the Toomers moved to Doylestown, Pennsylvania. There he joined the Quakers and began to withdraw from society. He wrote a small amount of fiction, but devoted most of his time to serving on Quaker committees and working with high school students. He died in 1967, at the age of 72, after several years of poor health.
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