Wallace Stevens

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1897. There, he wrote for the Harvard Advocate under the peudonym's, including John Fiske and Carrol Moore. The recurring name of John is said to be part of Wallace's jealousy toward his older brother. At Harvard, Wallace also joined the Signet Society, and was soon after elected secretary. It was here where he met his good friend George Santayana.
After finishing school at Harvard, Wallace moved to New York and began writing for the New York Tribune. But in 1901 he abandoned journalism and went to New York Law School in 1902. It was here that he developed a professional relationship with W.C. Peckham.
After returning to Reading in 1904, he met Elsie Kachel Moll. He had said that he would marry the most beautiful woman in Reading, and he was sure that she was the one. The years from 1904-1908, Wallace spent most of his time thinking about Elsie, but thought it was important that he find himself in his work, so they remained far away.
In 1906, Wallace gave Elsie "A Book of Verses" ...

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