Robert Creeley

Robert Creeley was faculty at the college from spring 1954 to fall 1955, in English and Writing. He was also Editor at the Black Mountain Review, December 1953-1957. Creeley was a well-known avant-garde poet. While at Black Mountain, he was the editor for the Black Mountain Review.

Poetry Foundation wrote a biography on Creeley and his of work.

Black Mountain College Project

Mary Emma Harris interviewed Robert in 2002 and the transcript is available from Appalachian State University under The Mary Emma Harris and Black Mountain College Project, Inc. Oral History collection.

Topics: Hearing about BMC – Cid Corman – chicken farm in New Hampshire – state of life at time – hearing about Olson and beginning of correspondence – importance of correspondence– Charles Olson at BMC – BMC student writers and painters – theater performances – move from New Hampshire to France – associations amongst writers of the ‘50s – Black Mountain Review – small press publications of the ‘50s – Divers Press – Dan Rice / Robert Creeley / Cynthia Homire triangle – Tom Field automobile accident – living and food arrangements – disintegration of college – writing at BMC – Stefan Wolpe – Peek’s Tavern