Photographs of John Wieners [manuscript], [n.d.].

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Photographs of John Wieners [manuscript], [n.d.].

Two photographs of Wieners, one near bookcases and the other a head and shoulders picture with his eyes closed.

2 photos.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Wieners, John, 1934-2002

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Poet John Wieners was born in Boston on January 6, 1934. After graduating from Boston College in 1954, Wieners attended Black Mountain College from 1955-1956, studying under Charles Olson and Robert Duncan. He became associated with the Poet's Theatre in Cambridge, and his two one-act plays were produced by the New York Poet's Theatre and Judson Poets Theatre in New York. In 1957 he founded the poetry magazine, Measure, and in 1962 received the Poet's Foundation Award. Among his pub...