MARCH 25, 1931

OSAGE NOM-PEH-WAH-THEH (CARTER REVARD) BORN—POET SCHOLAR

Born in Pawhuska, Oklahoma (OK), Carter’s name meant “Fear inspiring.” After the University (U.) of Tulsa & a Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford, he earned a doctorate at Yale U. (1958). Revard taught first at Amherst College (1959-60) and afterwards at Washington U. in St. Louis. He was a professor of English (1977), professor emeritus (1997), and noted for work on the 14^th century Harley Manuscript. Poetry publications include: My Right Hand Don’t Leave Me No More (1970), Ponca War Dancers (1980), Cowboys and Indians, Christmas Shopping (1992), An Eagle Nation (1993), Family Matters, Tribal Affairs (1998), How the Songs Come Down (2005), and From the Extinct Volcano, A Bird of Paradise (2014). Studies in American Indian Literatures dedicated a special issue to his writings. Awards: OK Book (1994); Writer of the Year (2000) & Lifetime Achievement (2005), Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers; and American Indian Festival of Words Author (2007). He died January 3, 2022, in University City, Missouri.

Source:  Liam Otten, “Obituary: Carter Revard, of Arts & Sciences, 90,” The Source, Washington University in St. Louis, 1/24/2022.  Retrieved 11/20/2022, Obituary: Carter Revard, of Arts & Sciences, 90 - The Source - Washington University in St. Louis (wustl.edu)

Photo: Jim Kaftan, National Park Service, 2/22/2014.  Public domain. Source: Bald Eagles Return to Cuyahoga Valley (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)