Marlene Mountain (née Morelock; December 11, 1939 – March 15, 2018), also known as Marlene Morelock Wills, was an American poet, artist, and activist.[1] She wrote many English-language haiku and concrete poems.
After she married her husband, John Wills, she moved with him to east Tennessee.
Writing
She wrote several one-line haiku and was also known for writing visual haiku (short poems that had visual effects like that of concrete poetry), which she referred to as "dadaku" or "unaloud haiku" and are sometimes also called "eye-ku".
Personal life
She was married to John Wills, another haiku poet. They later divorced.
marlene, mountain, née, morelock, december, 1939, march, 2018, also, known, marlene, morelock, wills, american, poet, artist, activist, wrote, many, english, language, haiku, concrete, poems, born, 1939, december, 1939ada, oklahomadiedmarch, 2018, 2018, aged, . Marlene Mountain nee Morelock December 11 1939 March 15 2018 also known as Marlene Morelock Wills was an American poet artist and activist 1 She wrote many English language haiku and concrete poems Marlene MountainBorn 1939 12 11 December 11 1939Ada OklahomaDiedMarch 15 2018 2018 03 15 aged 78 NationalityAmericanAlma materUniversity of OklahomaUniversity of North DakotaGenrePoetryShe was the 2014 2015 honorary curator of the American Haiku Archives at the California State Library in Sacramento 2 Femku Magazine has a haiku contest named after Mountain 3 Contents 1 Biography 2 Writing 3 Personal life 4 Bibliography 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBiography EditMountain was born in Ada Oklahoma She earned a BFA from the University of Oklahoma in painting and an MA in painting from the University of North Dakota 4 She began writing haiku in 1968 5 After she married her husband John Wills she moved with him to east Tennessee Writing EditShe wrote several one line haiku and was also known for writing visual haiku short poems that had visual effects like that of concrete poetry which she referred to as dadaku or unaloud haiku and are sometimes also called eye ku Personal life EditShe was married to John Wills another haiku poet They later divorced Bibliography Editthe old tin roof 1976 self published 6 Pissed off poems and Cross words 1986 cur rent with Francine Porad Vandina Press 1998 probably real renga sorta with Francine Porad Vandina Press 2002 one line twos with Kala Ramesh Bones 2015 7 See also EditCarlos ColonReferences Edit The Living Haiku Anthology Mountain Marlene livinghaikuanthology com Retrieved 16 July 2020 American Haiku Archives Honorary Curator Marlene Mountain www americanhaikuarchives org Retrieved 16 July 2020 Contest FemkuMag Home Retrieved 16 July 2020 Mountain Marlene mm info background www marlenemountain org Retrieved 16 July 2020 The Living Haiku Anthology Evolving Consciousness by Marlene Mountain livinghaikuanthology com Retrieved 16 July 2020 Mountain Marlene 1976 The Old Tin Roof Marlene Mountain Retrieved 16 July 2020 Mountain Marlene Ramesh Kala 2015 One line Twos Bones journal for contemporary haiku Retrieved 16 July 2020 External links EditOfficial website This biographical article about an American poet born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marlene Mountain amp oldid 1115090514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
