The Williams Society received the news of Marjorie Perloff’s death at the age of 92, on Sunday March 24, with heavy hearts. While Perloff is more immediately associated with poets like Frank O’Hara, John Cage, John Ashbery or the Language poets, Williams studies has benefited enormously from her pioneering work.
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Hugh Witemeyer (1939-2022) In Memoriam
Hugh Witemeyer, who died last May, taught at the University of New Mexico for more than 40 years. Born in Flint, Michigan, Hugh was a central figure in Ezra Pound scholarship, having established his reputation with The Poetry of Ezra Pound: Forms and Renewal: 1908-1920 (Univ. of California, 1969), based on his Princeton dissertation under A. Walton Litz.
Continue readingJohn T. Lowney (1957–2022) In Memoriam
This past September admired friend and respected scholar, John T. Lowney, passed away at the age of 65. John was professor of English at St John’s University in Queens, New York.
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