Donald Evans (July 24, 1884 - May 26, 1921) was an American poet, publisher, music critic and journalist.
[1] Associated with the avant-garde scene of Greenwich Village, his works relate a strong sense of irony as well as his own personal bohemianism, coupled with the deep influence of 1890s aestheticism.
Evans single-handedly founded and managed the Claire Marie press, intending to publish "New Books for Exotic Tastes".
He stated its goals as thus, "Claire Marie believes there are in America seven hundred civilized people only.
[3] Evans was also close to Wallace Stevens; it is said that the two planned to write a book of one-line poems together.