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Eugene Field  (1850-1895)
-The Children's Poet-

Eugene Field was an unusual poet and one of the few who wrote only children's poetry.  Eugene worked for several newspapers until he found a home at the Chicago Daily News in 1883.  He wrote a humorous column called Sharps and Flats filled with his comical whimsy and eccentric imagination.

Field published several works of verse and of humor including over a dozen volumes of poetry.  Some of his most famous poems are Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, The Duel and Little Boy Blue.

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