Church, Dave

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The poet Dave Church was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1947, one of eight children. He lived in Lincoln, Rhode Island, until deciding to leave LaSalle Academy before graduation in order to travel and study the Beat poets. Church worked as a housepainter and then a cabdriver while publishing his poetry in numerous literary journals and corresponding with many writers and editors. He died in his cab of a heart attack in November 2008.

From the description of Dave Church papers 1957-2008 (bulk 1996-2008) (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 773810176

From the guide to the Dave Church papers, Church (Dave) papers, 1957-2008, (John Hay Library Special Collections)

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creatorOf Dave Church papers, Church (Dave) papers, 1957-2008 John Hay Library, Special Collections
creatorOf Church, Dave. Dave Church papers 1957-2008 (bulk 1996-2008) Brown University, Brown University Library
creatorOf Church, Dave. [Letters from Dave Church to Charles Plymell] University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
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associatedWith Bukowski, Charles, person
associatedWith Church, Jonathan person
associatedWith Church, Jonathan. person
associatedWith Plymell, Charles, person
associatedWith Splake, T. Kilgore. person
associatedWith Winans, A. D. person
correspondedWith Winans, A. D. person
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Providence (R.I.)
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American poetry
Poets, American
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Active 1957

Active 2008

English

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