Click here to learn more about stephen vincent benét, the poetic phantom of yale university press Stephen Vincent Benét, the Poetic Phantom of Yale University Press

One alumni ghost is Stephen Vincent Benét (1898-1943) who in life and in death is devoted to his alma mater. He received both a B.A. and M.A. from the college. His master’s thesis was unique – the third volume of poetry that he published. He was Yale University Press’s first judge of its famous poetry…