Dick Lourie
Encyclopedia
Dick Lourie is a poet and the author of eight books. His most recent collection, If the Delta was the Sea, is available from Hanging Loose Press.
He has edited, along with Mark Pawlak, two anthologies of high school writing Smart Like Me and Bullseye. A musician as well as a poet, Lourie plays the tenor sax and trumpet with the Blue Suede Boppers, the G-Clefs, and musician Big Jack Johnson
. In 2000, he released a CD, Ghost Radio Blues, a mix of blues and spoken word
. He is retired from the University of Massachusetts, where he worked as an editor.
, with his wife, Abby Freedman.
Professional life
In 1968, he signed the “Writers and Editors War Tax Protest” pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.He has edited, along with Mark Pawlak, two anthologies of high school writing Smart Like Me and Bullseye. A musician as well as a poet, Lourie plays the tenor sax and trumpet with the Blue Suede Boppers, the G-Clefs, and musician Big Jack Johnson
Big Jack Johnson
Big Jack Johnson was an American electric blues musician.One commentator noted that Johnson, along with R. L...
. In 2000, he released a CD, Ghost Radio Blues, a mix of blues and spoken word
Spoken word
Spoken word is a form of poetry that often uses alliterated prose or verse and occasionally uses metered verse to express social commentary. Traditionally it is in the first person, is from the poet’s point of view and is themed in current events....
. He is retired from the University of Massachusetts, where he worked as an editor.
Personal life
He currently resides in Somerville, MassachusettsSomerville, Massachusetts
Somerville is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located just north of Boston. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 75,754 and was the most densely populated municipality in New England. It is also the 17th most densely populated incorporated place in...
, with his wife, Abby Freedman.