We close the week in the Guilford College area with a cemetery shot of Randall Jarrell's grave. Randall Jarrell was "an American poet, literary critic, children's author, essayist, and novelist" (Wikipedia). Jarrell (1914-1965) was born in Tennessee and graduated from Vanderbilt. Jarrell, who served in the U.S. Army during World War II, used his first-hand experience to write about the moral dilemmas and fears of young soldiers. After the war, he came to Greensboro to teach at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro or, as it was called during Jarrell's tenure, Woman's College of the University of North Carolina.
The cemetery is located adjacent to New Garden Friends Meeting. As you leave the Quaker Meeting House and walk due west, Randall Jarrell is buried between his wife and mother-in-law. The inscription on his gravestone is, "Randall Jarrell, poet, teacher, beloved husband, 1914-1965" (commas added here)-- with a crescent moon and two stars. His wife's gravestone reads, "Mary von Schrader Jarrell, Joyful Christian, Wife and Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother, Stanford University, Writer, 1914"-- with the same crescent moon and two stars. If you are interested in learning more about Jarrell, a good place to start is this piece written by his wife.
This is our contribution to Skywatch Friday.
Stop back tomorrow for another installment in our Guy Noir Weekend Reflection series!
I like the shadows over the graves contrasted with the sun on the open field. It appears the Jarrell family chose a peaceful resting spot at the end of their journeys.
Posted by: David T | Friday, November 19, 2010 at 10:39 AM
An interesting story of a poet I didn't know nothing of, I have to check something more about him. The place is really lovely and peaceful.
Posted by: VP | Friday, November 19, 2010 at 02:55 PM
An interesting post about an interesting man. Have a nice weekend.
Posted by: barb farr | Friday, November 19, 2010 at 05:04 PM