Robert Creely (1926-2005)

September 29, 2005 9:29 AM

Robert Creeley, great American poet, passed away last night. A founding member of the Black Mountain school of Poetry, his work has had a seminal influence on generations of American writers.
posted by Chrischris (9 comments total)

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posted by R. Mutt at 9:37 AM on September 29, 2005

He's not dead yet! [/python]
posted by Mach5 at 9:42 AM on September 29, 2005

Actually, Creeley passed away in March (I mistook an attached email from an aquaintance as being contemporary news--not enough caffeine this AM, apparently). See digiman's excellent fpp for more info...
posted by Chrischris at 9:42 AM on September 29, 2005

er oh.
posted by Mach5 at 9:43 AM on September 29, 2005

frogdog
posted by If I Had An Anus at 9:45 AM on September 29, 2005

STILL LIFE OR

mobiles:
that the wind can catch at,
against itself,
a leaf or a contrivance of wires,
in the stairwell,
to be looked at from below...
posted by R. Mutt at 9:46 AM on September 29, 2005

Obituary
posted by caddis at 9:51 AM on September 29, 2005

Still valiantly fighting to remain dead....
posted by fixedgear at 9:51 AM on September 29, 2005

More people (56 percent) understood the phrase "happy slapping" -- a teenage craze that involves assaulting people while capturing it on video with their mobile phones -- than podcasting (12 percent) or blogging (28 percent).

posted by If I Had An Anus at 10:02 AM on September 29, 2005