George Sterling's Suicide (Poet's Suicide)

George Sterling committed suicide in 1926, perhaps he wrote close to 14-books in his life time. Some say he committed suicide after becoming sick and unable to reach his goal of being awarded the poet of the United States. That may have played a part in it, but if any one has done a search on Mr. Sterling, it would show there were more variables than that. First of all, his long time friend and tutor was dead, either by his own hands, or killed in some skirmish in Mexico or South America, Ambrose Bierce. Second, his long time friend, Jack London had died of Alcoholism, of which George was two of the characters in his books. Third, he was tutoring up coming poet, Clark A. Smith, who seemed to be advancing faster than he, for his style of poetry, dealing mostly with imagery was fading, and the new Robinson Jeffers was taking the glory, if there is any, behind the scenes. Jeffers had adjusted to the time. All three hand what you might call their long poem: which seems to be the cornerstone to poetic fame. CAS, wrote the