About
American poet, editor, and 1996 recipient of the National Book Award in poetry for Scrambled Eggs and Whiskey. His other literary works include Dark World, If You Call This Cry a Song, and Asphalt Georgics.
Before Fame
He studied at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and at the University of Chicago. He published his first poetry collection, The Crow and the Heart, in 1959.
Trivia
His poems were infused with hints of the blues, jazz, and radical politics.
Family Life
He married fellow poet Joe-Anne McLaughlin Carruth. The couple settled in New York.
Associated With
He taught at Syracuse University, where he was a professor and mentor to poet Allen Hoey.
