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James Harrison (December 11, 1937 – March 26, 2016) was an American poet, novelist, and essayist. He was a prolific and versatile writer publishing over three dozen books in several genres including poetry, fiction, nonfiction, children's literature, and memoir.
Jim Harrison (born December 11, 1937, Grayling, Michigan, U.S.—died March 26, 2016, Patagonia, Arizona) was an American novelist and poet known for his lyrical treatment of the human struggle between nature and domesticity.
Poet and novelist Jim Harrison spent much of his life in Michigan on a farm near where he was born, as well as Montana and Arizona. His connection to rural landscapes was evident in his free-verse, imagistic poetry, which often explores human and animal drives set against an unforgiving natural…
Mar 28, 2016 · Jim Harrison, whose lust for life — and sometimes just plain lust — roared into print in a vast, celebrated body of fiction, poetry and essays that with ardent abandon explored the natural world,...
Jim Harrison, a prolific and influential writer of fiction and poetry, was known for his preoccupation with rural American life and his eclectic professional pursuits: he’d been...
Mar 28, 2016 · Jim Harrison, the great American writer, novelist and poet, died on Saturday night at the age of 78. His last book of poems, Dead’s Man Float, was published by Copper Canyon in January of this year.
Jim Harrison was born in Grayling, Michigan, to Winfield Sprague Harrison, a county agricultural agent, and Norma Olivia (Wahlgren) Harrison, both avid readers. He married Linda King in 1959 with whom he has two daughters.
