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'''Warren Tallman''' ([[17 November]] [[1921]] — [[1 July]] [[1994]]) was an [[United States|American]]-born [[poetry]] professor who inspired the [[Canadian]] [[Tish]] movement and influenced the mid-20th century poetry scene in [[Canada]]. |
'''Warren Tallman''' ([[17 November]] [[1921]] — [[1 July]] [[1994]]) was an [[United States|American]]-born [[poetry]] professor who inspired the [[Canadian]] [[Tish]] movement and influenced the mid-20th century poetry scene in [[Canada]]. |
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Born in [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], Tallman was raised in [[Tumwater, Washington]]. He attended the [[University of Berkeley]] on the [[G.I. Bill]], writing dissertations on [[Henry James]] and [[Joseph Conrad]]. There he met Ellen King; they married in 1951. |
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In 1956, Tallman and his wife accepted teaching jobs in the [[English studies|English]] department at the [[University of British Columbia]], helped [[Earle Birney]] and [[Roy Daniells]] to organize the creative writing department . In 1963, they hosted a poetry conference attended by [[Denise Levertov]], [[Charles Olson]], [[Allen Ginsberg]], [[Robert Duncan]], [[Margaret Avison]] and [[Philip Whalen]]. The Tallman home itself also served as a poetry enclave of sorts. It was in the Tallman home that [[Jack Spicer]] gave some of his now legendary lectures <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gizzi</ref>. Two years later, they held another poetry conference in [[Berkeley]], [[California]]. |
In 1956, Tallman and his wife accepted teaching jobs in the [[English studies|English]] department at the [[University of British Columbia]], helped [[Earle Birney]] and [[Roy Daniells]] to organize the creative writing department . In 1963, they hosted a poetry conference attended by [[Denise Levertov]], [[Charles Olson]], [[Allen Ginsberg]], [[Robert Duncan]], [[Margaret Avison]] and [[Philip Whalen]]. The Tallman home itself also served as a poetry enclave of sorts. It was in the Tallman home that [[Jack Spicer]] gave some of his now legendary lectures <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gizzi</ref>. Two years later, they held another poetry conference in [[Berkeley]], [[California]]. |
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Warren Tallman (17 November 1921 — 1 July 1994) was an American-born poetry professor who inspired the Canadian Tish movement and influenced the mid-20th century poetry scene in Canada.
Born in Seattle, Tallman was raised in Tumwater, Washington. He attended the University of Berkeley on the G.I. Bill, writing dissertations on Henry James and Joseph Conrad. There he met Ellen King; they married in 1951.
In 1956, Tallman and his wife accepted teaching jobs in the English department at the University of British Columbia, helped Earle Birney and Roy Daniells to organize the creative writing department . In 1963, they hosted a poetry conference attended by Denise Levertov, Charles Olson, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Duncan, Margaret Avison and Philip Whalen. The Tallman home itself also served as a poetry enclave of sorts. It was in the Tallman home that Jack Spicer gave some of his now legendary lectures [1]. Two years later, they held another poetry conference in Berkeley, California.
Tallman was sometimes criticized for turning Vancouver poetry circle into a California branch plant.[2] Tallman embraced the Black Mountain school approach to poetry, but also showed influenced from the Beats, the New American Poets and the Language Poets. Among the Canadian poets he is said to have influenced are bill bissett, Stan Persky and Howard White.
References
Selected bibliography
- New American Poetics (edited with Donald Allen)
- Godawful Streets of Man Toronto: Coach House, 1978
- In the Midst Vancouver: Talonbooks, 1992