Edgar A. Mittelholzer – By Leonard Dabydeen
Born December 16, 1909 in New Amsterdam,Berbice, Guyana
Died May 5, 1965 in Farnham, United Kingdom
Celebrating the birth of Guyanese novelist, Edgar A. Mittelholzer 106 years ago.
REMEMBERING GUYANA’S ICONIC NOVELIST, EDGAR AUSTIN MITTELHOLZER
“ Why must I create and create
What Lerman Hydra with unresting mania
Impels my pen, compels my mind
To feed and feed and sate
Its many mouths – its all yearning bellies?”
(Ref: Beacons of Excellence: The Edgar Mittelholzer
Memorial Lectures, Vol. 1 : 1967-1971)
[First Series, 1967 Edgar Mittelholzer – The Man and his work: Arthur James Seymour]
Not in any paradigm without shadows
Nor moon-gazing just looking at blue skies
He lets music in his mind echo
Like a flute through his writing bones
Always hearing the Corentyne Thunder
Even if it means a Morning at the Office
His pen did not abandon him
He could not leave the pen alone.
~ Leonard Dabydeen, Author: Watching You, A Collection of Tetractys Poems (2012); Searching for You, A Collection of Tetractys& Fibonacci Poems (2015).
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I have read everything Ed Mittleholzer wrote
Good for you, W Y.
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Both Edgar & A.J. were great writers. Spoke with A.J. when I worked at Broadcasts to Schools. He was one of the contributors.