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TRIEM, Eve
TRIEM, Eve. (San Francisco, CA-- ). A poet who enjoyed widespread acceptance Triem visited Dubuque in 1936 and decided to stay. She and her husband lived at 570 Wilbur Lane and much of the colorful material for her poems was based on the writers observation of the local area. (1)
A popular speaker, Triem spoke at the closing meeting of the Poetry Society of America in New York City in May, 1950. In 1951 she was the guest speaker at the Iowa Poetry Society's annual dinner in Des Moines. (2)
Her "Wild Phlox" and "Social Security," the latter a commentary on the relief administration during WORLD WAR II, were published in Poetry World. Triem also had her works published in An American Woman Poet's Anthology, American Scholar, Quarterly Review of Literature Yale Review, Ladies Home Journal, and the New York Times. (3) Her book Parade of Doves, published in 1946, while she was living in Dubuque, was awarded the Best First Volume of Poetry Award in 1946 by the League to Support Poetry. She was awarded prizes from Poetry World of New York and Carmel Pine Cone of California.
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Source:
1. "Poetry Volume By Mrs. Eve Triem is Published," Telegraph-Herald, November 10, 1946, p. 23
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.