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From Martha Mitchell’s Encyclopedia Brunoniana: Foss, Sam Walter Sam Walter Foss (1858-1911), librarian and poet, was born in Candia, New Hampshire, on June 19, 1858. He graduated from Brown in 1882, and was considered one of Brown’s illustrious graduates (his name is on the mace), although his name is not often recognized today. At Brown he was chosen class poet in 1882. After graduation he became editor of the Lynn Union and writer of a humorous column. In 1887 he was editor of the Yankee Blade, a literary weekly in Boston. He was librarian of the Somerville (Mass.) Public Library from 1898 until his death on February 26, 1911 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He used to write a poem a day for the newspapers, and his five volumes of collected poetry are of the frank and homely “common man” variety. He is best known for his poem, “The House by the Side of the Road,” which ends: The above entry appears in Encyclopedia Brunoniana by Martha Mitchell, copyright ©1993 by the Brown University Library. It is used here by permission of the author and the University and may not be copied or further distributed without permission. Return to Encyclopedia Index | University Home Page
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