William Benton Collection 1971-1998

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William Benton Collection 1971-1998

http://hdl.handle.net/10407/6621160454

This collection is mostly letters from concrete poet Ronald Johnson to friend and fellow writer William Benton. Also included are several parts to Johnson's life work: an epic poem called "Ark". Many of the letters contain personal correspondence between Johnson and Benton regarding each other's writings and Johnson's struggles as an artist.

1 box (.25 linear foot)

eng,

University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Department of Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6354901

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Benton, William, 1939-....

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William Benton received his early training in music, and worked as a jazz musician before becoming a writer. He is the author of several books of poetry, including Marmalade, with drawings by James McGarrell (George Adams Gallery Press, New York, 1997), Normal Meanings (Deer Crossing Press, Paducah, 1978), Eye La View (Capra Press, Santa Barbara, 1975), and The Bell Poems (Riverrun Press, New York, 1970). His poetry has been published in The New Yorker, The Paris Review,...

Johnson, Ronald, 1935-1998

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Ronald Johnson was born in Ashland, Kansas on November 25, 1935 to A.T. Johnson and Helen Mayse (1910-1993). When he was a child, his family moved to Topeka, Kansas. He spent some time at the University of Kansas before performing two years of national service in the Army, in Georgia, Arizona, and California. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in 1960 at Columbia College. In 1964, Johnson published his first collection of poetry, A Line of Poetry, A Row of Tree, with Jarg...