Berrigan, Ted

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Born in 1934 in Providence, Rhode Island, poet Ted Berrigan attended the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma. He was a second-generation member of the New York school of poets, and along with Ron Padgett, published a small literary magazine, C, during 1963 and 1964. He taught at Yale University, the Iowa Writers Workshop, the University of Michigan, and Essex University in England, and also served as poet-in-residence at the City College of New York. Among his published volumes of poetry are The Sonnets (1964), Bean Spasms: Collaborations by Ted Berrigan and Ron Padgett (1967), In the Early Morning Rain (1971), The Drunken Boat (1974), and So Going Around Cities (1980). He died in 1983.

From the guide to the Ted Berrigan Papers, 1963-1964, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

Ted Berrigan (1934-1983), was born Edmund Joseph Micheal Berrigan, Jr. in Providence, Rhode Island. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1954-1957, he graduated from the University of Tulsa with a Bachelor of Arts in 1959 and a Master of Arts in 1962. He soon moved to New York City and published his first book of poetry, THE SONNETS, in 1964. Other works include TRAIN RIDE (1978) and YO-YO'S WITH MONEY (1979), which he co-authored with fellow New York poet Harris Schiff. In addition to publishing poetry, Berrigan also edited C magazine and taught workshops at the St. Mark's Poetry Project, and frequently collaborated with other poets and artists known as the second generation of New York School of Poets, including his second wife Alice Notley, Joe Brainard, Anselm Hollo, Ron Padgett, and Anne Waldman. Berrigan died on July 4, 1983.

From the description of Ted Berrigan and Alice Notley collection, 1954-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 537194134

Lewis Warsh was the recipient of the book. A poet, novelist, publisher of Angel Hair and United Artists. Also, a long-time friend of Berrigan's.

From the description of A boke by Dick Gallup (as told to Ambrose Bierce) : collection of manuscript literary pieces compiled by Berrigan for Lewis Warsh, 1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122289400

American poet affiliated with the New York School of poetry.

From the description of Letters and typescripts, 1969-1982. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 33342349

Poet, periodical editor, and teacher, of New York, N.Y.; b. 1945.

From the description of Ted Berrigan/Alice Notley papers, 1962-1981. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 28415707

Poet; full name is Edmund Joseph Michael Berrigan, Jr.

From the description of Reminiscences of Ted Berrigan : oral history, 1980. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309728575

Poet.

From the description of Papers, 1965-1979. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 40070642

Poet.

Ted Berrigan's full name is Edmund Joseph Berrigan (1934- ).

From the description of Papers, 1961-1975. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122566976

BIOGHIST REQUIRED Ted Berrigan, born Edmund Joseph Michael Berrigan, Jr. in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1934, was a member of the second generation of the New York School of Poets. After a year at Providence College, Berrigan enlisted in the army. He served in Korea, and, upon his return, enrolled at the University of Tulsa where he received his bachelor's degree in English in 1959 and his master's in 1962.

BIOGHIST REQUIRED Considering himself a late Beat poet, Berrigan drew inspiration from American Expressionism. He also embraced the Beat lifestyle, hitchhiking across the United States and experimenting with drugs. His work is most often compared to that of Frank O'Hara, a poet whom he greatly admired and mentioned in his earlier journals.

BIOGHIST REQUIRED In 1962, Berrigan met and married Sandra Alpers who was eight years his junior and considered a minor in her home state of Florida. Sandy, as he called her, spent the first two months of their marriage in a mental institution in Miami where her parents had her committed because of the marriage. The two went on to have two children, David and Kate, before separating in 1965, due in large part to Berrigan's infidelities. In 1972 he married poet Alice Notley, and they had two sons, Anselm and Edmund.

BIOGHIST REQUIRED Berrigan published his most significant work, The Sonnets, in 1964. That same year he, along with Ron Padgett and Joe Brainard, founded C: A Journal of Poetry. Berrigan also met with success in the classroom, gaining student followings at the various schools where he taught courses in poetry.

BIOGHIST REQUIRED Berrigan was in poor health and essentially homebound his final few years after decades of drug use and diet pill abuse. Ted Berrigan died in July 1983 at the age of 48.

From the guide to the Ted Berrigan Papers, 1961-1975., (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, )

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referencedIn Kulchur Foundation records, 1936-1994, [Bulk Dates: 1969-1989]. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Berkson, Bill. Bill Berkson papers, ca. 1960-1988. University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library
creatorOf Notley, Alice, 1945-. Alice Notley papers, 1970-1992. University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library
creatorOf Berrigan, Ted. Ted Berrigan and Alice Notley collection, 1954-1980. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
creatorOf Berrigan, Ted. Reminiscences of Ted Berrigan : oral history, 1980. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn William S. Burroughs papers, 1951-1972, 1958-1972 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
creatorOf Mag City. Mag City records, 1977-1985. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Hackman, Neil. Papers, 1973-1975. Ohio State University Libraries
referencedIn United Artists (New York, N.Y.) Records, 1977-1983 University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.
referencedIn David Bromige Correspondence, 1966-1970 University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.
creatorOf Towle, Tony, 1939-. [Letter] 1977 October 22, New York [to] Ted [Berrigan] / Tony Towle. University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library
creatorOf Berrigan, Ted. Papers, 1961-1975. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn C: A Journal of Poetry, Archive, ca. 1955-1966 (Bulk 1964-1966) Fales Library & Special Collections
creatorOf Ted Berrigan Papers, 1963-1964 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf United Artists (New York, N.Y.). Records, ca. 1977-1983. University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
referencedIn Allen Ginsberg papers, 1937-1994 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Berrigan, Ted. Correspondence, 1964-1979. Ball State University Library, Bracken Library
referencedIn Clark, Tom, 1941-. Tom Clark papers, ca. 1965-1990. University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library
creatorOf Berrigan, Ted. For Harris's birthday, Sept. 27, 1979 : the original mss for Old-fashioned air (+other poems) 1970-2004 / by Ted Berrigan ; plus writings / by Harris Schiff. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Philip Whalen Papers, 1941-1979. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Hollo, Anselm. Anselm Hollo Papers 1973-1975 The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library
creatorOf Waldman, Ann, 1945-. Memorial Day / Anne Waldman & Ted Berrigan. Ball State University Library, Bracken Library
creatorOf Berkson, Bill,. Joe Brainard archive, ca. 1960-1992, bulk 1964-1976. University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
referencedIn Tom Clark Papers, 1963-1991 University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
creatorOf Berrigan, Ted. Ted Berrigan/Alice Notley papers, 1962-1981. University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library
referencedIn Joe Brainard Letters, 1957-1994 Mandeville Special Collections Library
creatorOf Brainard, Joe, 1942-1994. Joe Brainard letters, 1957-1994. University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
creatorOf Mayer, Bernadette. Papers, 1958-1996. University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
creatorOf Berrigan, Ted. Letters and typescripts, 1969-1982. University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
referencedIn Robert A. Wilson collection, 1906-2011 University of Delaware Library - Special Collections
creatorOf Brainard, Joe, 1942-1994. Joe Brainard letters and compositions sent to Ted Berrigan : manuscript, 1962-1963 and undated. Houghton Library
creatorOf Berrigan, Ted. Papers, 1965-1979. Indiana University
referencedIn Joe Brainard Archive, 1960-1992 University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.
referencedIn Once : a one shot magazine archive 1966-1967. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Hollo, Anselm. Anselm Hollo papers, 1973-1975. The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library
creatorOf Armantrout, Rae, 1947-. [In the American tree poetry reading, Aug., 1978 [sound recording]]. University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
creatorOf Alternative Press (Detroit, Michigan). The Alternative Press records, 1961-1998 (bulk 1970-1995). University of Michigan
referencedIn Clark, Tom, 1941-. Papers, 1963-1991. University of California, Los Angeles
creatorOf Berrigan, Ted. Correspondence with Singing Horse Press, 1977. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997. Allen Ginsberg papers, 1937-1994. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Mag City records, 1977-1985 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf BERRIGAN, TED. Franklin Furnace artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
referencedIn Clark, Tom, 1941-. Papers, 1964-1981. Washington University in St. Louis, .
creatorOf Berrigan, Ted. Office files of The American Poetry Review, 1997-1998. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Ron Padgett papers, 1929-2008 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Anne Waldman Papers (1945-2012, bulk 1965-2000) University of Michigan
creatorOf Berrigan, Ted, 1934- . Thelonius monkey : crayon drawing, October 1980. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997. Allen Ginsberg collection. [1966]. University of Victoria Libraries, UVic
creatorOf Bromige, David. Correspondence, 1963-1972. University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
referencedIn Kulchur Press. Kulchur Press records, 1936-1994. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Padgett, Ron, 1942-. Ron Padgett letters and poems, 1964-1983. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Schiff, Harris. Harris Schiff papers, 1961-2008. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
referencedIn Poetry mss., 1954-2002 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Lewis Warsh collection, 1968-2001 University of Delaware Library - Special Collections
creatorOf Berrigan, Ted. Meanwhile : manuscript book of poems and illustrations, 1979 February. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn New Directions Publishing records Houghton Library
creatorOf Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997. William S. Burroughs Collection of Papers, 1951-1972 bulk (1958-1972). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Maureen Owen collection of Greenwich Village poetry, 1975-1981 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Ted Berrigan Papers, 1961-1975. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Whalen, Philip. Papers, 1940-1979. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard College Library) poetry readings, 1931- (ongoing). Woodberry Poetry Room, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Berrigan, Ted. A boke by Dick Gallup (as told to Ambrose Bierce) : collection of manuscript literary pieces compiled by Berrigan for Lewis Warsh, 1981. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Pinsky, Robert. Robert Pinsky papers, circa 1960-2008. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Elmslie, Kenward. Papers, 1901-2000. University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
creatorOf Alternative Press (Detroit, Michigan). [The Alternative Press collection], 1969-1992. Wayne State University
referencedIn Once: A One Shot Magazine Archive, 1966-1967 Fales Library & Special Collections
creatorOf Berrigan, Ted. The day-after-Christmas arm chair wanderings book: for the love of Alice Winter, 1970. The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library
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correspondedWith Schuyler, James person
associatedWith Thomas, Lorenzo, 1944- person
associatedWith Torregian, Sotère person
associatedWith Towle, Tony, 1939- person
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associatedWith Wieners, John, 1934- person
associatedWith Wilson, Robert A. (Robert Alfred), 1922- person
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American poetry
Poets, American
Poets, American
Bohemianism
Korean War, 1950-1953
Literature
Literature
Literature
Periodical editors
Periodicals
Poetry
Poets
Radicalism
Occupation
Poets, American
Editors
Poets
Women poets, American
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Birth 1934-11-15

Death 1983-07-04

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