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seemed to take this responsibility extremely seriously, in both his life and his craft. In his later years, when he became well-known, he would go to lengths to make strangers, who approached him as a well-known author, feel comfortable. In his last years, he used the
Internet to keep in touch with many younger poets and friends.
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In his later years he was an advocate of, and a mentor to, many younger poets, as well as to others outside of the poetry world. He went to great lengths to be supportive to many people regardless of any poetic affiliation. Being responsive appeared to be essential to his personal ethics, and he
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Creeley has long been aware that he is part of a definable tradition in the
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in the 1940s and early 1950s. Parallel to that tradition has been the tradition
Creeley identifies with, the Pound-Olson-Zukofsky-Black Mountain tradition, what M. L. Rosenthal calls 'The Projectivist Movement.' This "movement" Rosenthal derives from Olson's essay on "Projective
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in 1955, teaching some courses there as well. After teaching in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, Creeley visited San Francisco for two months in the spring of 1956, having heard from
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In a quiet moment I hear Bob pause where I never would have expected it. Such resolve. Such heart. And an ear to reckon with. No truly further
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Records of Robert Creeley are held by Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books
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in 1944–1945. He returned to Harvard in 1946, but eventually earned his BA from
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The Typewriter Is Holy: The Complete, Uncensored History of the Beat Generation
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in 1967. He would stay at this post until 2003, when he received a post at
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Robert Creeley Poetry Reading at Berkeley Poetry Conference, July 22, 1965
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Irving Layton and Robert Creeley: The Complete Correspondence 1953-1978.
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Robert Creeley and Denise Levertov: panel discussion; November 14, 1984
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For my mother: Genevieve Jules Creeley, April 8, 1887 – October 7, 1972
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Eliot-Stevens tradition supported by the intellectual probings of the
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Sparrow 40: Was That a Real Poem or Did You Just Make It Up Yourself
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external links, and converting useful links where appropriate into
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Creeley read at the 1963 Vancouver Poetry Festival and at the 1965
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Contexts of Poetry: Interviews 1961–1971, edited by Donald Allen
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The Robert Creeley Papers at Washington University in St. Louis
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Poet be like God: Jack Spicer and the San Francisco renaissance
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Charles Olson and Robert Creeley: The Complete Correspondence.
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ON WORDS: A Conference on the Life and Work of Robert Creeley
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Robert Creeley: A Biography. McGill-Queen's University Press.
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in founding the Poetics Program at Buffalo. Creeley lived in
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Others on Creeley including retrospectives, essays, tributes
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starting in 1958 until about 1960 or 1961. In 1957, he met
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On Words: Reasserting the Power of Robert Creeley's Verse
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Robert Creeley: Profile, Poems, Essay, Audio at Poets.org
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Robert Creeley died in the morning of March 30, 2005, in
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10 vols. (Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1980–1996)
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may not follow Knowledge (XXG)'s policies or guidelines
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Of Accumulation: The Collected Poems of Robert Creeley
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Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
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A Directory of the Beat Generation & Literature
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764:The Harvard Guide to Contemporary American Writing
2131:20 Questions with Robert Creeley at Milk Magazine
1375:(La Laguna, Canary Islands: Zasterle Press, 1991)
1261:(Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982).
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2794:American Field Service personnel of World War II
1441:(Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006)
1387:(Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991)
1332:(Zürich, Switzerland: Bruno Bischofberger, 1989)
1259:The Collected Poems of Robert Creeley, 1945–1975
861:(Palma de Mallorca, Spain: Divers Press, 1954).
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2237:Online poetry, poems and artist collaborations
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2073:Robert Creeley and John Wieners: Nov. 15, 1973
1023:(San Francisco: Four Seasons Foundation, 1970)
955:(London: Turret Books/Calder and Boyars, 1967)
874:(Palma de Mallorca, Spain: Divers Press, 1954)
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872:A Snarling Garland of Xmas Verses, anonymous
319:Lannan Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award
1445:Collected Poems of Robert Creeley 1975–2005
1344:(Madras, India and New York: Hanuman, 1990)
1273:(West Branch, Iowa: Toothpaste Press, 1983)
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1193:Hello: A Journal, February 29 – May 3, 1976
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2120:"Robert Creeley, The Art of Poetry No. 10"
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843:(Columbus, Ohio: Golden Goose Press, 1952)
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1017:A Quick Graph: Collected Notes and Essays
1013:(Bolinas, Calif.: Angel Hair Books, 1970)
655:Learn how and when to remove this message
111:Learn how and when to remove this message
2153:Poems by Creeley at PoetryFoundation.org
1510:En la tierra: últimos poemas y un ensayo
1119:(Knotting, England: Sceptre Press, 1975)
1113:(Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974)
1107:(Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1973)
1089:(Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1973)
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279:State University of New York at Buffalo
2091:: Poetry Readings and Lectures at the
1336:Robert Creeley: a Selection, 1945–1987
947:The Charm: Early and Uncollected Poems
816:The Selected Letters of Robert Creeley
798:Early work by Creeley appeared in the
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1759:American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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1512:(México: Textofilia Ediciones, 2008)
1287:The Collected Prose of Robert Creeley
1225:Was That a Real Poem and Other Essays
549:American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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2694:People from Arlington, Massachusetts
2177:Writers' program adds color to Marfa
1338:(New York: Dia Art Foundation, 1989)
1320:(Albuquerque: Hoshour Gallery, 1988)
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2184:Feature: Robert Creeley (1926–2005)
2058:University of Arizona Poetry Center
1070:(New York: Bouwerie Editions, 1973)
814:, which was published in 2006, and
556:Writers and Editors War Tax Protest
405:He was a chicken farmer briefly in
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2784:20th-century American male writers
2744:Poets Laureate of New York (state)
2064:Audio recordings of Robert Creeley
2050:Audio recordings of Robert Creeley
2037:Audio recordings of Robert Creeley
1999:Audio recordings of Robert Creeley
1393:(New York: Gagosian Gallery, 1993)
1101:(Toronto: Coach House Press, 1973)
1001:(San Francisco: Poets Press, 1969)
935:The Gold Diggers and Other Stories
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711:"The Hero" is written in variable
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2309:The New American Poetry 1945–1960
2211:Reviews and critical perspectives
2016:Maryland Institute College of Art
1439:On Earth: Last Poems and an Essay
1362:(New York: New Directions, 1990)
1356:(Buffalo: Shuffaloff Press, 1990)
1061:(London: Calder and Boyars, 1972)
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726:the onerous burden of the asking.
2759:Burials at Mount Auburn Cemetery
1993:Readings and talks (audio files)
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1901:Robert Creeley Papers, 1950–2005
1891:McGill-Queen's University Press.
1435:(New York: New Directions, 2003)
1429:(New York: New Directions, 2001)
1417:(New York: New Directions, 1998)
1411:(New York: New Directions, 1998)
1399:(New York: New Directions, 1994)
1308:(Providence: Burning Deck, 1988)
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1141:Mabel, A Story: and Other Prose
965:Divisions and Other Early Poems
560:protest against the Vietnam War
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2774:Fulbright Distinguished Chairs
2754:Deaths from pneumonia in Texas
2077:San Francisco State University
1838:662 pgs, this volume collects
1405:(Kripplebush, NY: Nadja, 1995)
1175:(Paris: Editions de l'Atelier
824:University of California Press
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2734:University at Buffalo faculty
2724:Black Mountain College alumni
2159:Kerouac Alley: Robert Creeley
2142:Sites, exhibits, artist pages
2080:Poetry Center Digital Archive
2041:Naropa Poetics Audio Archives
1905:Stanford University Libraries
1540:(directed by Ron Mann), 1982.
1427:Just in Time: Poems 1984–1994
1155:Presences: A Text for Marisol
1037:; San Francisco: Mudra, 1971)
983:(New York: Poets Press, 1968)
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2739:People from Waldoboro, Maine
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2779:American Book Award winners
2769:20th-century American poets
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1005:The Finger: Poems 1966–1969
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667:Arthur L. Ford in his book
635:the claims made and adding
466:In 1960, Creeley earned an
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2764:Bollingen Prize recipients
2553:Poets Laureate of New York
2136:Interview by Robert Arnold
722:spoke its words, and heard
720:Each voice which was asked
491:Berkeley Poetry Conference
2729:Harvard University alumni
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1640:Selected Poems, 1945–2005
1560:Robert Creeley Foundation
1484:Selected Poems, 1945–2005
1421:Daybook of a Virtual Poet
906:For Love: Poems 1950–1960
878:All That Is Lovely in Men
772:Words, Pieces, A Day Book
768:For Love: Poems 1950–1960
735:or gaining life thereby.
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16:American poet (1926–2005)
2789:Holderness School alumni
2719:Brown University faculty
2191:, with contributions by
2187:this feature, edited by
2105:Robert Creeley Interview
2093:University of Cincinnati
1123:The Door: Selected Poems
554:In 1968, he signed the "
472:University of New Mexico
417:first heard of Creeley.
407:Littleton, New Hampshire
331:Arlington, Massachusetts
158:Arlington, Massachusetts
1730:US State Poets Laureate
1409:So There: Poems 1976–83
1087:Sparrow 6: The Creative
1065:The Class of '47, with
847:The Immoral Proposition
2709:American tax resisters
2060:'s audiovisual archive
2031:"Black Mountain Blues"
1868:If I were writing this
1713:Bobbie Louise Hawkins.
1580:"Robert White Creeley"
1505:Spanish translations:
1433:If I Were Writing This
1423:(Spuyten Duyvil, 1999)
1105:Sparrow 14: Inside Out
1035:Shambhala Publications
777:In 1979, jazz bassist
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359:Black Mountain College
347:American Field Service
190:Black Mountain College
2704:Beat Generation poets
2391:Lawrence Ferlinghetti
2264:: Collaboration with
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2245:: Collaboration with
2003:Woodberry Poetry Room
1732:. Library of Congress
1654:"Meaning: I Hear You"
1638:from Robert Creeley:
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495:University at Buffalo
480:Bobbie Louise Hawkins
313:, where he taught at
2714:Black Mountain poets
2089:The Elliston Project
1950:improve this article
1894:Faas, Ekbert (2001)
1887:Faas, Ekbert (1990)
1629:, 2010), pp. 114–16.
1544:Black Mountain Blues
1470:and Robert Creeley.
1457:(Grove Press, 2001)
1453:and Robert Creeley.
953:Robert Creeley Reads
729:And so the hero, the
329:Creeley was born in
251:Black Mountain poets
247:Robert White Creeley
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2699:American male poets
2018:'s Decker Library,
1962:footnote references
1652:Schlesinger, Kyle.
1029:, illustrations by
975:Black Sparrow Press
781:released the album
524:Robert Creeley and
476:Albuquerque Academy
435:Janet Seymour-Smith
273:. He served as the
2486:Gilbert Sorrentino
2247:Francesco Clemente
2161:this feature is a
2007:Harvard University
1882:Research resources
1602:jacketmagazine.com
1468:Reznikoff, Charles
1455:New American Story
1059:A Sense of Measure
880:(Asheville, N.C.:
853:The Kind of Act Of
620:possibly contains
582:. He is buried in
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387:in New York City.
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