Philip H. Cummings
(1906 - 1991) U.S.A.
Poet
Philip Harry Cummings was a Vermont poet, teacher, and world traveler. A born explorer, he learned new languages easily and adapted quickly to new environments.
Cummings continued traveling all his life, but after ten years of teaching, he married and began a new career as an economic analyst and lecturer on world affairs. He achieved considerable success and recognition in the decades that followed.
Cummings and Federico García Lorca first met in Madrid in 1928 and soon discovered they had much in common. In August 1929, Cummings provided Lorca with refuge and solace in Vermont at a time when Lorca's spirits were at their lowest ebb.
In the years following Lorca's sudden and tragic death in 1936, Cummings was distressed to find that his attempts to share his unique knowledge of the poet were consistently rebuffed by the keepers of Lorca's legacy. Only later, when a new generation of Lorca scholars discovered Cummings for themselves, was he finally able to tell his story.
Biographical data and picture kindly provided by Patricia A. Billingsley. For more information, see: http://www.philipcummings.net
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