Born: 1845   Hudson
Died: 1912
Parents: John Hancock and Celestia Carleton
Spouse: Adora Hiles Goodweel
Address(es):
Interred:
Green Wood Cemetery
Brooklyn , NY

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	Over the Hill to the Poor House and Other Poems - His most famous poem	Michigan , Poetry	Adult	Century	1913
	A Thousand More Verses	Poetry	Adult	New York : Every Where Publishing	1912
	Arnold and Talleyrand	Poetry	Adult	Loeb Literary Bureau	1909
	Tainted Money	Poetry		Loeb Literary Bureau	1909
	The Burglar-Bracelets: a Farce in One Act	Drama	Adult	Loeb Literary Bureau	1909
	A Thousand Thoughts From Will Carleton	Poetry	Adult	New York : Every Where Pub.	1908
	Drifted In	Poetry	Adult	New York : Every Where Pub.	1908
	The Duke and the King	Poetry	Adult	Loeb Literary Bureau	1908
	In Old School Days - illustrated by James Montgomery Flagg.	Poetry	Adult	New York, Moffat, Yard	1907
	Forest and homestead : home-coming poem, at Adrian, Michigan, June 27, 1907	Michigan , Poetry	Adult	[New York] : Every Where Publishing. Co.	1907
	Poems for Young Americans from Will Carleton	Poetry	Adult , Children , Teen	New York; London : Harper & brothers	1906
	Over the hill to the poor-house, & Over the hill from the poor-house, by Will Carleton	Poetry	Adult	New York, London, Harper & Brothers	1904
	Songs of Two Centuries	Poetry	Adult	New York, London, Harper & Brothers	1902
	Old Infant and Similar Stories	Poetry	Adult	New York, London, Harper & Brothers	1896
	The Life of William Carleton: Being His Autobiography and Letters and an Account of His Life and Writings, From the Point at Which the Autobiography Breaks Off	Biography	Adult	Downey & Company	1896
	Rhymes of Our Planet	Poetry	Adult	New York, London, Harper & Brothers	1895
	City Festivals	Poetry	Adult	New York, London, Harper & Brothers	1892
	City Legends	Poetry	Adult	New York, London, Harper & Brothers	1890
	An Ancient Spell	Poetry	Adult	Chicago, Clark & Maynard	1887
	Country Ballads	Poetry	Adult	Dillingham	1887
	City Ballads	Poetry	Adult	New York, London, Harper & Brothers	1885
	Farm Festivals	Poetry	Adult	New York, London, Harper & Brothers	1881
	Young Folks' Centennial Rhymes	Poetry	Adult , Children , Teen	New York, London, Harper & Brothers	1876
	Farm Legends	Poetry	Adult	New York, London, Harper & Brothers	1875
	Farm Ballads	Poetry	Adult	New York, London, Harper & Brothers	1873
	Poems	Poetry	Adult	Chicago, Lakeside publishing and printing company	1871

What is the aim or goal of your writing: Will has been called the pioneer poet. "As a sentimental recorder of domestic farm life in the Middle West and a cheerfully sympathetic observer of the underprivileged, he reflects both an era and an attitude of American Life". His famous poem "Over the Hill to the Poorhouse" is representative of what the writer speaks.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Poet

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