Ron Loewinsohn
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Born | Iloilo, Philippines | December 15, 1937
Died | October 14, 2014 Berkeley, California, United States | (aged 76)
Occupation | Poet Author Professor |
Period | 20th and 21st Century American and British Literature |
Literary movement | Beat Generation |
Notable works | Contributor to Donald Allen's The New American Poetry 1945–1960 Watermelons |
Website | |
Berkeley Daze website |
Ronald William Loewinsohn (December 15, 1937 – October 14, 2014)
Education and career
Born in
In the early 1960s, Loewinsohn taught a poetry workshop at San Francisco State University Extension, an experience which made him realize that he wanted to be a teacher.[7] He received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1967 and Ph.D. from the Harvard University in 1971 (his dissertation was on William Carlos Williams).[1] He joined the faculty of the department of English at University of California, Berkeley in 1970[1] and retired in 2005.[7][8] His papers are archived in Stanford University's Department of Special Collections and University Archives.[10]
Publications
- Watermelons, New York: Totem Press, 1959
- Poetry included in Donald Allen's The New American Poetry 1945–1960 (1960) by Grove Press
- The World of the Lie (poems), Change Press, 1963
- L'Autre (poems), Black Sparrow Press, 1967
- The Step (poems), Black Sparrow Press, 1968
- The Sea, around us (poem) Black Sparrow Press 1968
- Meat Air (Selected Poems), Harcourt Brace, 1970
- The Leaves (poems), Black Sparrow Press, 1973
- William C. Williams: The Embodiment of Knowledge, (Editor)
- Goat Dances (poems) Black Sparrow Press, 1976
- Poetry included in Donald Allen's The Postmoderns, (1982) by Grove Press
- Magnetic Field(s) (novel), Knopf, 1983
- Where All the Ladders Start (novel), Atlantic Monthly Press, 1987[7]
Awards and honors
- Poets Foundation Award (1963)[1]
- The Irving Stone Award of the Academy of American Poets (1966)[1]
- The Ina Coolbrith Memorial Prize for Poetry (1966)[1]
- The University of California Scholar Award (1967)[8]
- Woodrow Wilson Foundation graduate fellowship (1967-8)[8]
- Harvard University fellowship (1967–70)[8]
- National Education Association Fellowship (1979 and 1986)[8]
- Guggenheim Fellowship (1984-5)[8]
Media
Poetry reading
Video clip
Further reading
- Elison, Meg. "Beat movement embers burn bright at Firehouse Gallery North." The Daily Californian, January 24, 2014.
- Sommer, Julia. "Faculty Profile: Ron Loewinsohn." University of California, Berkeley, July 15, 1998.
- Weber, Corey. "A Conversation with Ron Loewinsohn." Summer 2002.
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f "Guide to the Ron Loewinsohn Papers Papers, 1953-1976". Online Archive of California. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ "Ronald Loewinsohn Obituary (2014) - Oakland, CA - San Francisco Chronicle".
- ^ a b "Loewinsohn, Ron". University of Virginia/ Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ "In the Moment of Passing:Donald Merriam Allen, 1912 - 2004". Empty Mirror Books. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ "Whose New American Poetry". Marjorie Perloff. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ "Department of English Faculty Page: Ron Loewinsohn". University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g "BIO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR RON LOEWINSOHN". Berkeley Daze. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ron Loewinsohn at SGWU, 1970 (with Robert Hogg)". Concordia University. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ Allen, Donald (ed). "Biographical Notes: Ron Loewinsohn." In The New American Poetry," New York: Grove Press, 1960: 141.
- ^ "Guide to the Ron Loewinsohn Papers Papers, 1953-1976". Stanford University. Retrieved 2014-09-21.