A slightly shorter version originally appeared in the Anchorage Press, here. photo credit: Pete Woodhead I call John Luther Adams from my cabin near McCarthy. He’s maintained his 907 area code, though I know he’s relocated to New York City after 40 years in Alaska. My spot in the woods seems more akin to his […]
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My friend, John Haines, died on March 2nd. I remember clearly reading his first book, Winter News, in 1966, the year it was published. I was a graduate student in New York City. The haunting and simple quality of the poems in that book appealed to me greatly. I was a city kid living in
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A big thanks to John Morgan and Kelsea Habecker (pictured above) for a wonderful evening of poetry at our April 16 Synergies/Still North Reading and Performance event. Kudos to volunteer coordinator Jeremy Pataky for all the arrangements, including the John Haines documentary-in-progress that was shown during the event. Writers statewide are mourning the loss of
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Ross Coen, a writer/historian in Fairbanks, first published this tribute in The Ester Republic. We’ll also be airing a documentary in tribute to John Haines as part of our Synergies/Still North “Land Beyond Landscape” event this Saturday, April 16, at 7 p.m. at the MTS Gallery, 3142 Mountain View Dr. Sixteen years ago John Haines
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Early August 1985, soon to turn thirty, I arrived in Fairbanks to begin the MFA program in Creative Writing at UAF. I didn’t know anyone in Fairbanks, knew virtually nothing about the program. But earlier that year, in Seattle, amidst a failing relationship, I’d written a short story which seemed so much better than anything
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I would like to share something with you about my relationship with John Haines. This is not a simple matter given the intimate sides of friendship and the private/public lives we all live. It is only a poor attempt. I think it was in 1995 that I attended a poetry reading at Borders Books featuring
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Create a team, join a team, register as an at-home participant from any corner in Alaska, or register and plan to come to our Snow City RAVEN WRITE-A-THON (and extremely creative afterparty) on April 8th from 5 to 11 pm. You’re a rugged Alaskan individual, so we won’t be surprised if you have your own
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We continue to welcome remembrances for famed Alaska writer John Haines. This one comes from Eric Heyne, who credits 49 Writers with helping him stay connected with the Alaska writing community during his nine months in Europe. Fifty-four is not a bad age to see Paris for the first time. You have enough money to
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I met John Haines for the first time in 1968 when he visited a class I was taking for my English degree. He had come with his then wife Jo to talk about his first book, Winter News. I remember that he had little to say and seemed uncomfortable talking about himself. Little did we
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The sad news, as we shared yesterday, is the passing of one of our finest Alaska writers, John Haines. For more on John’s life and work, read our recent posts here and here. It may be early, but some of us are wondering about the best way to honor him. If you have thoughts, please
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