Carruth, Hayden

Carruth, Hayden
▪ 2009

      American poet and critic

born Aug. 3, 1921, Waterbury, Conn.

died Sept. 29, 2008, Munnsville, N.Y.
explored such themes as loneliness, death, and madness in tightly controlled verse that reflected his own experiences. Carruth was educated at the University of North Carolina (B.A., 1943) and the University of Chicago (M.A., 1948). He worked as an editor for several magazines, including Poetry. During hospitalization in 1953 for psychiatric illness and alcoholism, he began a long poem later published as The Bloomingdale Papers (1975), which uses elements of psychiatric confinement—such as the hospital routines and psychotic interludes—to examine the human condition; the work was viewed by some critics to be more valuable as a psychiatric document than as a literary one. Brothers, I Loved You All (1978), often considered his best work, uses imagery from jazz. Carruth's other volumes of collected poems include North Winter (1964), For You (1970), Almanach du printemps vivarois (1979), Sonnets (1989), and Scrambled Eggs and Whiskey: Poems, 1991–1995 (1996), which won a National Book Award. His works of literary criticism include After “The Stranger”: Imaginary Dialogues with Camus (1965) and Effluences from the Sacred Caves: More Selected Essays and Reviews (1983). Reluctantly, a collection of autobiographical essays, appeared in 1998.

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▪ American poet and literary critic
born Aug. 3, 1921, Waterbury, Conn., U.S.
died Sept. 29, 2008, Munnsville, N.Y.

      American poet and literary critic best known for his jazz-influenced style and for works that explore mental illness.

      Carruth was educated at the University of North Carolina (B.A., 1943) and the University of Chicago (M.A., 1948). He worked as an editor for several magazines, including Poetry. Much of Carruth's poetry is an examination of the ordinary expressed in a variety of restrained and tightly controlled forms. His concern with sanity is a reflection of his own experiences. During hospitalization for psychiatric illness and alcoholism in 1953, he began a long poem later published as The Bloomingdale Papers (1975), which was viewed by some critics to be more valuable as a psychiatric document than as a literary one. In it, Carruth uses elements of psychiatric confinement—such as the hospital routines and psychotic interludes—to examine the human condition. Brothers, I Loved You All (1978), often considered his best work, uses imagery and rhythms from jazz.

      Carruth's other volumes of collected poems include North Winter (1964), For You (1970), Almanach du Printemps Vivarois (1979), Lighter than Air Craft (1985), Sonnets (1989), and Scrambled Eggs and Whiskey: Poems, 1991–1995 (1996), which won a National Book Award (National Book Awards). Later collections include Doctor Jazz (2001), which deals with endurance—of poverty, mental illness, life, and death—and Toward the Distant Islands (2006). His works of literary criticism include After “The Stranger”: Imaginary Dialogues with Camus (1965) and Effluences from the Sacred Caves: More Selected Essays and Reviews (1983). Reluctantly, a collection of autobiographical essays, appeared in 1998.

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