Michael Heller papers 1960-2010

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Michael Heller papers 1960-2010

The papers include correspondence dating from the early sixties with nearly 600 figures in the middle of the literary world including writers, critics, and publishers. Of particular note is correspondence with Cid Corman, Clayton Eshleman, Walter Hamady, Jackson Mac Low, George Oppen, Carl Rakosi, Armand Schwerner, John Taggart, Nathaniel Tarn, and Hannah Weiner. In addition there are files documenting Heller's work on George Oppen and Carl Rakosi, as well as notebooks, audio and videotapes, early manuscripts, literary ephemera and roughly 10,000 pages of manuscripts by other writers.

36.0 Linear feet; 76 manuscript boxes

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Weiner, Hannah

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A Radcliffe College graduate and New York City resident, Weiner (1928-1997) established herself as a central figure of "language-centered" writing with the publication of "clairvoyantly" dictated journals. From the description of Hannah Weiner papers, 1946-2002. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 43388998 ...

Oppen, George

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James Weil is a poet, former editor of Elizabeth magazine, and publisher of Elizabeth Press, which promoted work by second and third generation objectivist poets such as William Bronk, Cid Corman, John Taggart and Ted Enslin. George Oppen is one of the original objectivist poets and recipient of the Pulitizer prize for his work Of being numerous. Oppen's work often appeared in Elizabeth, and he was a mentor and friend to Taggart, Enslin and other poets published by Weil. From the des...

Heller, Michael, 1937-....

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Michael Heller is an important Objectivist poet and literary critc. He is the author of ten books of critically acclaimed poetry, a memoir, three works of criticism, and essays on the Objectivist poets and poetry. From the description of Michael Heller papers, circa 1960-2010. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754865264 Biographical note Michael Heller is an important Objectivist poet and literary critc. He is the author of ...

Eshleman, Clayton

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Clayton Eshleman was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1935. He earned a B.A. in philosophy and an M.A. in creative writing, both from Indiana University. He is the author of numerous collections of poetry and prose, including Under World Arrest (1994), Companion Spider (2002), An Alchemist with One Eye on the Fire (2006), and Reciprocal Distillations (2007), and has translated the work of César Vallejo and Aimé Césaire, among others. He founded and edited the literary magazines Caterpillar (196...

Granary Books (Firm)

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Granary Books is a small press, based in New York City, which publishes poetry and artists' books. The press was established in 1986 by Steve Clay. From the description of Granary Books collection, 1989-2004. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 640550382 ...

Tarn, Nathaniel

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American poet, translator, editor, and anthropologist with field work among the Highland Maya and Burmese Buddhists. From the description of Nathaniel Tarn papers, circa 1939-2000. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 462168967 Biography Nathaniel Tarn was born in Paris, France in 1928. His childhood in Belgium was disrupted in 1939, when the threat of World War II prompted the family's removal to England. After graduating in h...

Pinsky, Robert

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BIOGRAPHY Robert Pinsky, poet and literary critic, was born in 1940 in Long Beach, New Jersey. He studied English at Rutgers University (B.A., 1962) and Stanford University (M.A. and Ph.D., 1967). He has taught at the University of Chicago (1966-67), Wellesley College (1967-1980), and the University of California, Berkeley (1980-present). Since 1979, Pinsky has been poetry editor for The New Republic. Pinsky has published two volu...

Hamady, Walter

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Walter Samuel Haatoum Hamady (1940-) was a papermaker, book designer, printer, publisher, artist, poet, and teacher. Hamady is best known for his Shadwell Paper Mill and the Perishable Press. Hamady founded both the Perishable Press and the Shadwell Paper Mill while he was a student at Wayne State University in 1964. In 1966, Hamady was hired as an art instructor at the University of Wisconsin where he taught letterpress printing for over thirty years. Hamady continued to operate th...

Rakosi, Carl, 1903-2004

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American poet associated with the Objectivist School of poetry that flourished under the influence of Louis Zukofsky during the 1930s and 40s. Rakosi also worked as a social worker and psychotherapist under the psuedonym Callman Rawley. From the description of Papers, 1903-2002. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 33267001 Biography Carl Rakosi was born on November 6, 1903, in Berlin, Germany, and c...

Armantrout, Rae, 1947-

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American writer and poet, Armantrout teaches classes on poetry and personal narrative at the University of California, San Diego. From the description of Rae Armantrout papers, circa 1970-2001. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 462519833 Rae Armantrout was born on April 12, 1947, in Vallejo, California, and grew up in San Diego. She studied literature at UC Berkeley, where she received her bachelor's degree in 1970, and at San Francisco State University where she earned her mas...

Corman, Cid

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American poet and editor of the small magazine Origin. From the description of Letters : Dorchester, Massachusetts, to Mr. & Mrs. Kirgo, 1951 May 8-July 9. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 32415686 Highly prolific poet, translator, and prose writer, Cid Corman was born in Boston in 1924. He enrolled as an undergraduate at Tufts University in 1941, graduating in 1945. He completed post-graduate work at the University of Michigan and the Universit...