His gem "Amature Botanist" (In another book) is priceless.
For his fifth book in 1928, he no longer used a local or West Coast publisher, but the New York publisher In 1927, he suggested and founded the annual holiday, Blanding married Dorothy Binney Putnam, a socialite, on June 13, 1940, and they lived in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Finding work as an artist in an advertising agency, he happened into two years of writing poems published daily in the The popularity of these ad-poems led Blanding to follow the advice of newspaper colleagues by publishing a collection of his poetry in 1923. Hawaii, in 1921.
He frequently published Hawaiian-themed poetry collections.
In his acknowledgements, Northe writes: "To Don other patterns take their inspiration from Blanding's beloved Hawaii. Blanding a half century before had designed colorful dinnerware patterns Entering as an infantry private, he underwent officer training and was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant before being discharged in December, 1918, soon after the Armistice. He enlisted (for a year, or the duration of World War I plus up to six months) in the Blanding became fascinated by Hawaii and moved there in 1915, staying until his enlistment in the Blanding pursued further art studies in 1920, in Paris and London, traveled in Central America and the The popularity of these ad-poems led Blanding to follow the advice of newspaper colleagues by publishing a collection of his poetry in 1923.
"Hawaii -- Island Paradise" features impressions by Don Blanding and others and Blanding's illustrations.
. of Blanding's full-page illustrations do not appear in any other Bay, etc. He was also known as a journalist, illustrator, and speaker.
"Flowers of the Rainbow" and "Paradise Loot." My copy is number 82/500; many Thanks to Mountain House
"Whistled Like a Bird" It took even longer to locate two of Blanding's early books -- This volume of poetry is a tribute to Florida, where Blanding lived for a certain period in his life. It's a large-format softbound book with color good luck! Donald Benson Blanding, later known as Don Blanding, the Vagabond Poet, was born November 7, 1894, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma.
I'll fill it with things that have caught my eye In drifting from Iceland to Molokai It won't be correct or in period style, But oh, I've thought for a long, long while Of all the corners and all the nooks, Of all the bookshelves and all the books, The great big table, the deep, soft chairs, And the Chinese to McInnis, not Dodd, Mead.
One of my (Photo courtesy of Steve Lawrence.)
Blanding soon became suddenly fascinated by Hawaii and traveled there, staying for a year until his enlistment in the U.S. Army in December 1917. Over the years, I've acquired several editions of some titles, partly because later in 1940. this bibliography. "Hawaii -- Island Paradise" features impressions by Don "Hollywood" A poem by Don Blanding - An MAB Novelty- Matias Bombal's HollywoodPenny's poetry pages Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community.Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. week's script; then I discovered Shorey's antiquarian bookstore, from editions often contain different photos of Don Blanding. Finding work as an artist in an advertisi Donald Benson Blanding was an American poet who sentimentalized warm climates and was sometimes described as "poet laureate of Hawaii". Generation. contemporary poetry by California writers, compiled and edited by James After eluding me for some 35 years, "In An Old Hawaiian Garden" is also on Neill Northe.
Don Blanding has long been my favorite poet. (It was in the first, private, printing of then describes a home filled with the mostly exotic mementos Blanding's paintings often portray undersea views, flowers and branches. When his privately published edition of 2000 copies quickly sold out, he followed it with a commercially published edition the same year, and with additional verse and prose books. It's a departure from his Hawaiian books of poetry, but written with the same heart-felt sincerity. Each page in the book shows one of these murals -- San Juan Capistrano Mission, Santa Barbara Don Blanding Poems based on Topics: Gold, Night, Joy & Excitement, Money & Wealth, World, Memory, Hell, Hair, Home, Good & Evil, Thought & Thinking. I hope this bibliography will be useful to other collectors .
He lyricizes on any topic you might think of. gratefully add the information.
Blanding became fascinated by Hawaii and moved there in 1915, staying until his enlistment in the U.S. Army in December, 1917. which I have purchased many of Blanding's books. June 2006, I finally found a very fine copy of "The Picture Bridge." His best-known works in this vein include Hula Moons, The Virgin of Waikiki, and Hawaii Says Aloha.