Charles Townsend Copeland

For other people named Charles Copeland, see Charles Copeland (disambiguation).

Charles Townsend Copeland (April 27, 1860 in Calais, Maine^[1]– July 24, 1952) was a professor, poet, and writer.

Charles Townsend Copeland
Born	April 27, 1860
Died	July 24, 1952  (aged 92)
Alma mater	Harvard University
Employer	Harvard University

He graduated from Harvard University and spent much of his time as a mentor at Harvard, where he served in several posts, including Boylston Professor of Rhetoric from 1925 to 1928.^[2] He also worked as a part-time theater critic. Known as "Copey" by many of his peers and admirers, he became known for his Harvard poetry readings in the 1920s and 30s.^[3][4][5] In her autobiography, The Story of My Life, Helen Keller paid high praise to Copeland as an instructor.^{[citation needed]} He also taught at the Harvard Extension School.^[6]

See also

• List of covers of Time magazine (1920s)