Summary: <strong>Eugene Field</strong>, (born September 2, 1850, St. Louis, <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Missouri-state" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Missouri</a>, U.S.—died November 4, 1895, <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Chicago" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chicago</a>, Illinois), American poet and journalist, best known, to his disgust, as the “poet of childhood.” <em>--Brittanica.com </em><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
