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James Leslie Gustafson

Born: 1949   Pontiac , MI
Died: 1996
Parents: Leslie Clifford and Caroline Frances Gustafson (nee Polasek)
Spouse: N/A
Address(es):
Permanent :
Jim Gustafson estate care of niece/archivist Meredith Counts
P.O. Box 361
Whitmore Lake , MI 48189
Contact Information:
Website : https://www.facebook.com/JimGustafsonPoet/
Website : https://www.instagram.com/gustafsonist
Email : [email protected]
image of James Leslie Gustafson

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Image of Breath Torque Breath Torque Poetry Adult Yondotiga 1994
Image of The Hurt The Hurt Michigan , Poetry Adult Roseville, Mich. : Ridgeway Press 1989
Image of Virtue and Annihilation Virtue and Annihilation Poetry Adult Grindstone City, Mich. : Alternative Press 1988
Image of Shameless Shameless Adult Tombuctou 1979
Image of Bright Eyes Talks Crazy to Rembrandt Bright Eyes Talks Crazy to Rembrandt
- "Some of these poems first appeared in the following magazines: Alternative press, Bachy, Big sky, California quarterly, Chawed razin, Chicago review, Guido's body shop, Momentum, New, New York quarterly, Paris review, Stand, Telephone, Tree, Vagabond, Wisconsin review, and Hanging loose."--Title-page verso. 		Poetry Adult Brooklyn : Hanging Loose Press 1975
Image of Tales of Virtue and Transformation Tales of Virtue and Transformation Poetry Adult Bolinas, Calif. : Big Sky Books 1974
Other writings:
- Journalism for Detroit Monthly, Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, The Methttp://libraryofmichigan.state.mi.us/Authors/AuthorWritings/Select?oId=18439&authorId=2045&nameId=2543ro Times Poems and prose widely anthologized, and published in: Paris Review, Chicago Review, The Exquisite Corpse, Rolling Stock, Rolling Stone, City Arts Quarterly, MidAtlantic Review, and many more as broadsides, posters, postcards, and postcards for the Multiple Originals project of the Alternative Press. 		Adult
What is the aim or goal of your writing: Jim’s poetry and journalism celebrated “the Joy Triumphant,” to take a phrase from one of his poems. He did not live long enough to find conventional success, but Jim and his writing and performances are still remembered vividly by poets and artists 20 years after his death.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes
Yes, Meredith Counts is available to read or talk about archiving, editing, and researching Gustafson’s work. Also available is Ken Mikolowski, Gustafson’s literary executor and co-editor of Jim Gustafson’s selected works who published Jim’s poetry at the Alternative Press since the 1960s.

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author
Poet

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Master of Arts (A. M.) Harvard University Cambridge , MA 1963

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Taught writing in the 1990s Center of Creative Studies Detroit , MI
Wrote features, columns, and book reviews on a freelance basis Detroit News, Detroit Metro Times, The Oakland Press, Detroit Monthly Detroit , MI

Other Resources:

MeLCat Links:
http://elibrary.mel.org/search~S15?/aGustafson%2C+Jim./agustafson+jim/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/exact&FF=agustafson+jim&1%2C-1%2C/indexsort=c

http://corridortribe.com/obits/jim_gustafson.htm

http://libraryofmichigan.state.mi.us/Authors/AuthorNames/Details/1564?searchString=mikolowski&page=1&searchParameter=LastName&searchType=Quick

Other Comments:

The name Jim Gustavson is a presumed typo when published by the Paris Review.

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