David Morton (poet)

David H. Morton (February 21, 1886 – June 13, 1957) was an American poet.

Born in Elkton, Kentucky, he graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1909. Morton played on the varsity football team. After a decade of newspaper work, starting at the Louisville Courier-Journal, he became a teacher in the high school at Morristown, New Jersey. Beginning in 1924, he taught at Amherst College.

His work appeared in Harper's Magazine. He is noted for having written a fan letter to Dashiell Hammett.

Awards

 * Golden Rose Award
 * National Arts Club Prize

Poetry
Nocturnes and Autumnals 1928 publisher Knickerbocker Press
 * "The Kings Are Passing Deathward", Poetry X