Eunice Tietjens facts for kids
Eunice Tietjens (born July 29, 1884 – died September 6, 1944) was an American writer. She wrote poems, novels, and books for children. She was also a journalist and an editor.
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Early Life and Education
Eunice Strong Hammond was born in Chicago on July 29, 1884. She spent time studying in Europe. She also traveled a lot, living in places like Florida, New York City, Japan, China, Tahiti, and Tunisia.
Writing Career
Eunice Tietjens worked as a reporter during World War I. She wrote for the Chicago Daily News from France in 1917 and 1918.
Her poems started appearing in Poetry: A Magazine of Verse around 1913. This was a very famous poetry magazine. Later, she became an associate editor there. She worked with the magazine's publisher, Harriet Monroe, for over 25 years. People thought Tietjens was a very patient and kind editor. This was different from Monroe, who was known for being quite strict with writers.
Travel Stories
Eunice Tietjens also wrote travel stories. One collection was called Burton Holmes Travel Stories: Japan, Korea and Formosa (1924). These stories described countries in East Asia.
Here is a small part from one of her stories:
For a great many years this island of Formosa was a terror that haunted all the Western sailors who sailed in those seas. The sea around it is the birthplace of terrible tropical typhoons, which spring up suddenly and sweep helpless ships onto the sharp cliffs, where they are dashed to pieces. And, before Japan tamed her tiger, if a few poor half-drowned sailors managed to land, they were usually captured by the savages who lived there and killed by them.
It is important to remember that this story was written a long time ago. Some of the ways people were described in the past are not considered fair or respectful today. Our understanding of different cultures has grown a lot since then.
Tietjens also helped edit Compton's Encyclopedia, which is a large set of books with information on many topics.
Personal Life
Eunice Tietjens married Paul Tietjens in Paris in 1904. They had two daughters, Idea and Janet. They later divorced in 1914. In 1920, she married Cloyd Head, who was a playwright and theater director. They had a son named Marshall Head.
Eunice Tietjens passed away in her hometown of Chicago in 1944. She was 60 years old.
Poems by Eunice Tietjens
- Old Friendship
- The Steam Shovel
- Presence of Eternity
- The Great Man
- The Most Sacred Mountain
- The Bacchante to Her Babe
