Thomas McAfee
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Brief Biography
Thomas McAfee was a native of Haleyville, Alabama. His early exposure to a vast library and his interest in writing led him to pursue a bachelor's and a master's degree in English from the University of Missouri at Columbia. After serving in the United States Army for two years, he joined the English department at the University of Missouri at Columbia and remained there as a professor for nearly three decades. McAfee's literary journey encompassed the publication of poems and short stories in reputable literary magazines, culminating in his first book, Poems and Stories, in 1960. McAfee continued to write short stories, poems, and even a novel, and he was awarded a writing fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts in 1976. He passed away in 1982 due to lung cancer.
Publications
Poems and Stories. Columbia; University of Missouri, 1960.
I'll Be Home Late Tonight: Poems. Columbia; University of Missouri, 1967.
Rover Youngblood: An American Fable. New York; R. W. Baron, 1969.
The Body & the Body's Guest: New and Selected Poems. Kansas City; BkMk, 1975.
The Tempo Changes, the Lights Go Up, the Partners Change. Columbia; Singing Wind Publications, 1978.
Whatever Isn't Glory: Stories. St. Louis; Singing Wind Press, K. M. Gentile Pub., 1979.
I'll Be Home Late Tonight: Poems. Columbia; University of Missouri, 1967.
Rover Youngblood: An American Fable. New York; R. W. Baron, 1969.
The Body & the Body's Guest: New and Selected Poems. Kansas City; BkMk, 1975.
The Tempo Changes, the Lights Go Up, the Partners Change. Columbia; Singing Wind Publications, 1978.
Whatever Isn't Glory: Stories. St. Louis; Singing Wind Press, K. M. Gentile Pub., 1979.
Themes
Thomas McAfee wrote short stories, realistic poems, and a novel about an unsophisticated Alabama boy. Themes in his works include rural and small-town Alabama, violence, and travel.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
Collection
Citation
McAfee, Thomas, “Thomas McAfee,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/632.