Gerald Locklin
Encyclopedia
Gerald Locklin is an American
poet
who is a Professor Emeritus of English at California State University, Long Beach
and the poetry editor of Chiron Review
. He taught at CSU, Long Beach from 1965 to 2007 and is also a part-time lecturer in the University of Southern California
's Master of Professional Writing Program.
, whom he first met in 1970, when he arranged for Bukowski to give a reading at CSU, Long Beach. Whereas Bukowski was an avatar of the "Meat School" of poetry that flourished in the 1960s and '70s, Locklin was considered a "Stand-Up" poet. According to Locklin, Charles Harper Webb defined "Stand-Up" poets as having "the qualities of directness, humor, pathos, performability, accessibility, [and] manliness...."
Despite being 20 years Bukowski's junior, they got along, despite the senior poet's aversion to "academics".
Locklin wrote a memoir of that friendship, Charles Bukowski: A Sure Bet, that was published in 1995.
, which also published Bukowski. His first chapbook, Sunset Beach, was published in 1967. Locklin has published over 3,000 poems, works of fiction, reviews and articles that have appeared in numerous periodicals, he has published in excess of 125 books, chapbooks, and poetry broadsides.
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poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
who is a Professor Emeritus of English at California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California by enrollment...
and the poetry editor of Chiron Review
Chiron Review
Chiron Review is a literary journal based in St. John, Kansas. It was founded as The Kindred Spirit in February 1982, by Michael Hathaway shortly after graduating high school and taking a job as typesetter at a local daily newspaper. In March, 1989, the title was changed to Chiron Review.Jane...
. He taught at CSU, Long Beach from 1965 to 2007 and is also a part-time lecturer in the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
's Master of Professional Writing Program.
Friendship With Bukowski
He was a friend of Charles BukowskiCharles Bukowski
Henry Charles Bukowski was an American poet, novelist and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural and economic ambience of his home city of Los Angeles...
, whom he first met in 1970, when he arranged for Bukowski to give a reading at CSU, Long Beach. Whereas Bukowski was an avatar of the "Meat School" of poetry that flourished in the 1960s and '70s, Locklin was considered a "Stand-Up" poet. According to Locklin, Charles Harper Webb defined "Stand-Up" poets as having "the qualities of directness, humor, pathos, performability, accessibility, [and] manliness...."
Despite being 20 years Bukowski's junior, they got along, despite the senior poet's aversion to "academics".
Locklin wrote a memoir of that friendship, Charles Bukowski: A Sure Bet, that was published in 1995.
Work
Locklin's first poem was published in Wormwood ReviewWormwood Review
The Wormwood Review was a literary magazine published from 1959 to 1999. Edited by Marvin Malone. Poets published by the magazine included Charles Bukowski, Gregory Corso, e.e. cummings, James Dickey, Jack Micheline, Peter Orlovsky, and William Wantling....
, which also published Bukowski. His first chapbook, Sunset Beach, was published in 1967. Locklin has published over 3,000 poems, works of fiction, reviews and articles that have appeared in numerous periodicals, he has published in excess of 125 books, chapbooks, and poetry broadsides.