Courtland Darke Baker was born in Cumberland, Maryland and educated at the University of Virginia, the George Washington University, and Johns Hopkins University. He worked as a government clerk until 1925, when he was appointed Associate Professor of English at George Washington University. He taught until his death in 1944, at age 45.
Baker is the author of The Continuity of the Literary Tradition of the Inspired Poet (1939), based on his PhD dissertation. He also published individual poems in journals and anthologies.
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Courtland Darke Baker
1724 Q Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA