Haines, John, 1924-2011

John Meade Haines was born in 1924 in Norfolk, Virginia. From 1938-1941 he attended St. John's College in Washington, D.C. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943-1946. After being discharged, he attended the National Art School in Washington, D.C. From 1948-1949 he attended American University in Washington, D.C., and from 1950-1952 he attended Hans Hofmann School of Fine Art in New York City. Wanting to live a life in the wilderness, he left New York City in 1954 for Alaska to live in a cabin he had built. In Alaska, he began his career as a poet and nature writer, publishing his first book in 1967. As a writer, Haines has received numerous awards, and has served as a visiting lecturer at several colleges and universities. For the academic year 1989-1990, Mr. Haines served on the faculty in the English Department at Ohio University, returning to Alaska in June 1990 where he currently resides as of October 2006.

From the guide to the John Meade Haines papers, 1988-1990, (Ohio University)