William Howe Cuyler Hosmer

William Howe Cuyler Hosmer or William H. C. Hosmer was a poet from the United States.
He was a cousin of sculptor Harriet Hosmer and tragic actress Jean Hosmer.

Biography

Hosmer was born in Avon, New York, as the son of lawyer George Hosmer. He graduated at the University of Vermont in 1841, studied law, and became a master in chancery at Avon. In 1854, he was appointed clerk in the New York City Custom House. He was a student of the character and lore of the Native Americans in the United States, and traveled extensively among the tribes of Florida and Wisconsin.
Hosmer's lengthy narrative poem Yonnondio, or the Warriors of Genesee may have inspired or informed a short poem of the same name by Walt Whitman.

Literary works

The Fall of Tecumseh, a drama The Themes of Song The Pioneers of Western New York The Months Yonnondio, or the Warriors of Genesee Bird-Notes Indian Traditions and Songs Legend of the Senecas Poetical Works, a collection of the above-listed works