Paul Blackburn

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Paul Blackburn was an American poet and translator associated with mid-20th-century avant-garde movements, noted for his innovative verse and support of contemporary poetry through readings and recordings.

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Paul Blackburn canonical 2

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instanceOf American poet
human
poet
translator
activity organizing and recording poetry readings
archivedAt Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church recordings archive
University of California, San Diego Special Collections
basedIn New York City poetry scene
contributedTo St. Mark's Poetry Project readings
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1926-11-24
dateOfDeath 1971-09-13
educatedAt New York University
University of Wisconsin–Madison
employer WBAI
surface form: WBAI radio (as poetry program host/reader)
familyName Blackburn
genre poetry
givenName Paul
influenced later New York City poets
influencedBy Black Mountain poets
Objectivist poets
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Black Mountain poets
New American Poetry
avant-garde
name Paul Blackburn self-link
nationality American
notableFor innovative verse
poetry readings and recordings
support of contemporary poetry
notableTranslation medieval Provençal troubadour poetry
works of Julio Cortázar
notableWork In, On, or About the Premises
The Cities
The Journals
The Nets of Space
occupation poet
translator
placeOfBirth St. Albans, Vermont
surface form: St. Albans, Vermont, United States
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
residence New York City
styleCharacteristic attention to everyday urban life
colloquial diction
open-form verse
translatedFrom Provençal
Spanish

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Black Mountain poets hasMember Paul Blackburn
Paul Blackburn name Paul Blackburn self-link