Young Man
Reprinted from ABZ: A Poetry Magazine, No. 1, 2006, by permission of the author. Copyright © 2006, by John Haines, whose most recent book of poetry is Of Your Passage, O Summer, Limberlost Press, 2004.
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Poet John Haines 1924–2011
POET’S REGION U.S., Northwestern
Occasions Funerals
Poetic Terms Free Verse, Metaphor
Biography
Poet and essayist John Haines was born in 1924 and studied art and painting at the National Art School, the American University, and the Hans Hoffmann School of Fine Art. In 1947, Haines bought a 160-acre homestead claim 80 miles outside of Fairbanks, Alaska, intending to pursue painting. According to Haines, when his paints froze, he turned to writing. His collections of poetry include Winter News (1966); The Stone Harp (1971); . . .
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POET’S REGION U.S., Northwestern
Poetic Terms Free Verse, Metaphor
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