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Hayden Carruth
A reference page on Hayden Carruth, former editor of Poetry magazine who moved to a Vermont farm and became an outsider poet, struggling against agoraphobia, alcoholism and personal demons all his life and finally gaining recognition as a grand old man of American poetry.
Charles Simic
A reference page on Charles Simic, acclaimed Serbian-American poet who did not speak English until he was 15, named U.S. Poet Laureate in 2007.
Hearts and Hands
Let's call him hero, and be done with it: he's devoted his life to blasting holes in the prison walls, allowing the poem to pass through... And now he's gone and opened Tia Chucha Cafe Cultural.
Jack Gilbert
A reference page on Jack Gilbert, long-time exile from the US & the American poetry scene, who has published only five books over a span of more than four decades, but who has nonetheless become known as a poet’s poet, inspiring fierce loyalty in his readers.
Linda Dyer: Remembering a Bold Soul
A memoir of Linda Dyer, poet & Bold Soul, written by her friend & sister poet Terri Ford just after she died of breast cancer in July 2006.

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