Frederick Eckman
Frederick Eckman (27 Oct 1924 — 28 Oct 1996), Ohio poet, editor, educator. Neo-beatnik. Deceased. [google]
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Author of several poetry collections including [amazonify]B0006C48WS::text::::Sandusky & Back[/amazonify] and the 1958 chapbook [amazonify]B0007F7WVI::text::::Cobras and cockle shells: modes in recent poetry[/amazonify].
His work was posthumously collected in [amazonify]0943373581::text::::Over West: Selected Writings of Frederick Eckman, with Commentaries and Appreciations[/amazonify] (National Poetry Foundation 1999). [GoodReads]
Bio page online at The Frederick W. Eckman Collection, MS775, part of the Center for Archival Collections at Bowling Green State University.
Son, Tom Eckman (also a poet), and his infant daughter were both among Charles Whitman’s victims during the sniper attack at the University of Austin on Aug 1, 1966. [pdf] [html]