Eugene Field
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Eugene Field was a journalist and poet who lived in Chicago and is best known for children’s poetry and humorous essays – most notably, Wynken, Blynken and Nod. He worked on the editorial staffs for several newspapers including the St. Joseph Gazette, Kansas City Times and Denver Tribune. He also wrote a column, Sharps and Flats, for Chicago Morning News, 1883-1895.
*Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, 2016
In wink a way land. | Poems of childhood. | The gingham dog and the calico cat / | The sugar-plum tree and other verses | WYNKEN, BLYNKEN, AND NOD. | With trumpet and drum. | Works of eugene field : | Wynken, Blynken, and Nod /