Eileen Hall was an American poet. She was a friend of Ford Madox Ford's. [1] She married Dr Michael Lake [2] and her first collection - The Fountain and the Bough (1938) - is dedicated to him. After the marriage she was also known as Eileen Lake and Eileen Hall Lake.
Hall was born in Antigua; her father's family was from Oxford and her mother's family was part French and part Irish, the French side having been in the West Indies since the mid seventeenth century. [3]
Hall travelled to Paris with her friend the painter Janice Biala. Hall's friend Willard Trask invited both women to one of Ford Madox Ford's regular Thursday afternoon salons. [4] Ford and Biala fell in love, and stayed together until Ford's death in 1939. [5]
Eileen Hall was an American poet. She was a friend of Ford Madox Ford's. [1] She married Dr Michael Lake [2] and her first collection - The Fountain and the Bough (1938) - is dedicated to him. After the marriage she was also known as Eileen Lake and Eileen Hall Lake.
Hall was born in Antigua; her father's family was from Oxford and her mother's family was part French and part Irish, the French side having been in the West Indies since the mid seventeenth century. [3]
Hall travelled to Paris with her friend the painter Janice Biala. Hall's friend Willard Trask invited both women to one of Ford Madox Ford's regular Thursday afternoon salons. [4] Ford and Biala fell in love, and stayed together until Ford's death in 1939. [5]