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Berton Braley (29 January 1882 – 23 January 1966) was an American poet. == Life and work == Braley was born in Madison, Wisconsin. His father, Arthur B. Braley, was a judge; he died when Berton Braley was seven years old. At 16, Braley quit high school and got a job working as a factory hand at a plow plant. After a few years, Braley went back to school and received his high school diploma. Shortly thereafter he discovered Tom Hood's poetry instructional book ''The Rhymester''. Braley was first published at the age of 11 when a small publication printed a fairy tale he wrote. He was a prolific writer, with verses in many magazines, including ''Coal Age'', ''American Machinist'', ''Nation's Business'', ''Forbes'' magazine, ''Harper's Magazine'', ''Atlantic Monthly'', and the ''Saturday Evening Post''. His work appeared in numerous pulp magazines, including ''Adventure'', ''Breezy Stories'', ''Complete Stories'', ''The Popular Magazine'', ''Short Stories'' and ''Snappy Stories''. He published twenty books, about half of them being poetry collections. In 1917, John Philip Sousa composed a marching song for the University of Wisconsin, titled ''Wisconsin Forward Forever'' with lyrics by Berton Braley. In 1934, Braley published the autobiographical ''Pegasus Pulls a Hack: Memoirs of a Modern Minstrel''. His poem "Do It Now" became widely reprinted after 1915. The poem begins:〔(The Daily Times-News 29 December 1964 Page 12 ) "This brings to mind some favorite lines by Burton Braley, entitled, "Do it Now." "If with pleasure you are viewing, any work a man is doing; If you like him or you "〕〔The Music Magazine/Musical Courier -1942 Volume 126 - Page 28 "BERNARD L. GOLDMAN. Medium .50 Inspired by Burton Braley's stirring poem, first discovered by the readers of the Saturday Evening Post, this song- carries n magnificent message for today. The challenge :"〕 The poem was also set as a hymn in Presbyterian hymnbooks and sung by glee clubs.〔The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society 1982 -- Page 182 "Sometimes he said that the old Burton Braley song "Do It Now," which used to grace Presbyterian hymnbooks and which Kincaid and his glee club often sang, summed up his philosophy of getting along in life. As one stanza of the hymn reads, ..."〕 His other popular poems include "Start where you stand" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Berton Braley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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