Jonathan Williams (poet)
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Jonathan Williams (born 1929) is an American poet, publisher, essayist, and photographer. He is known as the founder of The Jargon Society, which has published poetry, experimental fiction, photography, and folk art for more than fifty years.
Based in his native North Carolina, both he and his publishing venture have long been associated with the Black Mountain Poets. Among the press's offerings are works by Charles Olson, Paul Metcalf, Lorine Niedecker, Lou Harrison, Mina Loy, Joel Oppenheimer, Ronald Johnson, James Broughton, and many other works by the American and British avant-garde.
A longtime contributing editor of the photography journal Aperture, Williams currently lives in Scaly Mountain, North Carolina.
[edit] External links
- Tales of a Jargonaut an interview with Jonathan Williams
- The Jargon Society links include current updates and musings from Williams
- Biography Page @ncwriters.org w/bibliography
