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The Verse Of Edward V. Killeen, Jr., Edward V. Killeen, College Of The Holy Cross

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Edited by The Holy Cross Purple staff

The Purple is a student magazine published by the College of the Holy Cross. In 1919, the editors endeavored to commemmorate the publication's Silver Jubillee by establishing a book series of college verse drawn from The Purple.

"The Purple Poets: Volume One" is the first in the series and features the poetry of Edward V. Killeen, Class of 1919. Killeen had been a major contributor to The Purple and was to serve as editor-in-chief of the magazine his senior year. He died before returning to Holy Cross in the fall of 1918. …