Bernadette Mayer
American writer
Bernadette Mayer (May 12, 1945 – November 22, 2022) was an American poet, writer, and visual artist. She was connected to both the Language poets and the New York School.[1][2]
Bernadette Mayer | |
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| Born | May 12, 1945 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 22, 2022 (aged 77) New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet, writer, visual artist, editor |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Literary movement | New York School, language poets |
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Mayer wrote more than 30 books of poetry. She won a Guggenheim fellowship in 2015. She taught poetry at New England College in New Hampshire, Naropa University in Colorado, the New School and other colleges.[3]
She said about poetry, "“The idea of perfection in a poem is pretty stupid. Because if nothing else is perfect, why should a poem be perfect?”[3]
Writing
change- Story, New York: 0 to 9 Press, 1968.
- Moving, New York: Angel Hair, 1971.
- Memory, Plainfield, VT: North Atlantic Books, 1976.
- Ceremony Latin (1964), New York: Angel Hair, 1975.
- Studying Hunger, New York: Adventures in Poetry/ Bolinas, CA: Big Sky, 1976.
- Poetry, New York: Kulchur Foundation, 1976.
- Eruditio Ex Memoria, Lenox, MA: Angel Hair, 1977.
- The Golden Book of Words, Lenox, MA: Angel Hair, 1978.
- Midwinter Day, Berkeley, California, Turtle Island Foundation, 1982.
- Utopia, New York: United Artists Books, 1984.
- Mutual Aid (Mademoiselle de la Mole Press, 1985)
- Sonnets, New York: Tender Buttons, 1989.
- The Formal Field of Kissing, New York: Catchword Papers, 1990.
- A Bernadette Mayer Reader, New York: New Directions, 1992.
- The Desires of Mothers to Please Others in Letters, West Stockbridge, MA: Hard Press, 1994.
- Another Smashed Pinecone, New York: United Artists Books, 1998.
- Proper Name & other stories, New York: New Directions, 1996.
- Two Haloed Mourners: Poems, New York: Granary Books, 1998.
- Midwinter Day, New York: New Directions, 1999 (reprint of 1982 edition).
- Scarlet Tanager, New York: New Directions, 2005.[4]
- What's Your Idea of a Good Time?: Letters and Interviews 1977–1985 with Bill Berkson, Berkeley: Tuumba Press, 2006.
- Poetry State Forest, New York: New Directions, 2008.
- Ethics of Sleep, New Orleans: Trembling Pillow Press, 2011.
- Studying Hunger Journals, Barrytown, NY: Station Hill Press, 2011.
- The Helens of Troy, NY, New York: New Directions, 2013.
- At Maureen's (with Greg Masters), New York: Crony Books, 2013.
- Eating the Colors of a Lineup of Words: The Early Books of Bernadette Mayer (Station Hill Press, 2015, ed. Michael Ruby and Sam Truitt)
- Works and Days (New Directions, 2017)
- Memory (Siglio Press, 2020)
- The Basketball Article Comic Book, with Anne Waldman, illustrated by Jason Novak (Franchise, 2021)
- Milkweed Smithereens (New Directions, 2022)
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Language poetry". Poetry Foundation. 2023-02-26. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ↑ "New York School". Poetry Foundation. 2023-02-26. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Williams, Alex (2022-12-04). "Bernadette Mayer, Poet Who Celebrated the Ordinary, Dies at 77". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ↑ *Mayer, Bernadette (2005). Scarlet tanager. New Directions Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8112-1582-4.
Other websites
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