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Born on January 6th 1878
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Quit school at the age of 13 to help support his family
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Moved to Puerto Rico for the Spanish American war where he then served for 8 months
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Went to Lombard for 4 years but never graduated
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Met his wife in 1907
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Got married in 1908
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Had a child in 1911 named "Madeline" but she died at child birth
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He became publicly recognized as a poet in 1914
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Had another daughter on June 26, 1916 and her name was "Janet"
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Carl won his first poetry prize
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Him and his wife and daughter moved to Mount Airy North Carolina
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He won his last prize for poetry in 1959
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He then sadly passed away in 1967 on july 22nd in Mount Airy North Carolina
