Gene Derwood Explained

Gene Derwood (1909–1954) was an American poet, painter and wife of the poet and anthologist Oscar Williams.

Life

The couple lived in a penthouse of an office building at 35 Water Street, Lower Manhattan.^{[1] [2]}

The Lilly Library of Indiana University holds a collection of her letters.^[3] Harvard University also holds archival material.^[4]

Works

• "After reading St. John the Divine", Nox Oculi
• "Elegy on Gordon Barber" (poem), L'Ecritoire, August 27, 2005
• The Poems of Gene Derwood, Clarke and Way, 1955.

Notes and References

1. Book: Soho: The Rise and Fall of an Artists' Colony. registration. 10. Richard Kostelanetz. Routledge. 2003. 978-0-415-96572-9.
2. Web site: The Life and Death of Gene Derwood. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070626041053/http://oscarwilliams.dreamwork2000.com/genederwood/genederwood.html. June 26, 2007. Strephon Kaplan-Williams (son).
3. https://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/findingaids/view?doc.view=entire_text&docId=InU-Li-VAE0966 Derwood mss., 1937–1956
4. Web site: Derwood, Gene, 1909–1954. Compositions: Guide. . 2007-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060901132917/http://oasis.harvard.edu:10080/oasis/deliver/~hou01151 . 2006-09-01 . dead .