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The Penguin Anthology I had in mind, Andrew, was 'Poetry of the Committed Individual', edited by Jon Silkin. It was originally issued by Gollancz in hardback then Penguin in paper covers in 1973.I do have a copy, fortunately, but I'm afraid the Penguin Modern Poets series is hard to find these days, I don't know whether Whiting was in that, but it's not something I'd expect to find except at a VERY large library. The biographical entry for Whiting in the Silkin book goes like this: "Born 1946. Supplies no biography. Has published 'While Courting the Sergeant's Daughter' (1969). " Hence my curiosity. best 2009/4/25 andrew burke <[log in to unmask]> > If memory serves me well, he was featured in one of those Penguin > contemporary-poets-three mini anthols of 60s or early 70s. I'll search my > shelves but I think it has long gone. Any decent large library may have a > copy of the entire series. That would be worth looking at! > > Andrew > > 2009/4/25 David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]> > > > Yeah, Stephen it's just that I saw these poems of his published in > > anthology > > (Penguin issued it) over here some years ago, the poems struck me, and > > still > > do, and I wondered what became of him. > > > > 2009/4/24 Stephen Vincent <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > I was an early fan (back in the 70's) and reviewer of Nathaniel > Whiting's > > > work. He has these terrific poems about running throughout New York > City > > and > > > capturing so much with his eyes (while on the run). Practically a > > Reznikoff > > > on speed! Both poets a strong influence on my writing from walking. > > > > > > I am curious David as to your own interest in Whiting's work. Nathan (a > > > thin, whisp of a guy as I remember him), his work certainly deserves a > > > revisit. > > > > > > Stephen V > > > http://stephenvincent.net/blog/ > > > Where we are at Day 95 of the The First 100 Days of Obama. > > > Ironically enough, I will be at a private dinner with Nancy Pelosi > this > > > evening, > > > no kidding. She is third in line to the Presidency, so I think I will > > wait > > > until I get home to make the haptic for the day - I mean, ideally, it > > > should leave me with a buzz off of which to peddle my pens, > > > (Yes, of course, I will tell her to push for a special prosecutor for > the > > > torture folks) > > > > > > --- On Fri, 4/24/09, Mark Weiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > From: Mark Weiss <[log in to unmask]> > > > Subject: Re: Nathan Whiting (born 1946) > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > Date: Friday, April 24, 2009, 9:13 AM > > > > > > I know Nathan Whiting, and frankly, he's no Nathan Whiting. > > > > > > To be serious, I saw both of him last at Rochelle Ratner's memorial, > > > maybe a year ago. He seemed more fit than any of us deserve to be, > > > but decidedly not 38 years old. I don't have current contact info. > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > At 11:56 AM 4/24/2009, you wrote: > > > >And what makes you think they're not the same? > > > > > > > >Hal > > > > > > > >"The secret of managing is to keep the guys > > > >who hate you away from the guys who are > > > >undecided." > > > > --Casey Stengel > > > > > > > >Halvard Johnson > > > >================ > > > >[log in to unmask] > > > >http://sites.google.com/site/halvardjohnson/Home > > > >http://entropyandme.blogspot.com > > > >http://imageswithoutwords.blogspot.com > > > >http://www.hamiltonstone.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 11:27 AM, David Bircumshaw < > > > >[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'd be interested in any info about this poet, who is not > > > identical with > > > > > Nathan Whiting (about 38) the poet-dancer-runner (altho' they may > > > be > > > > > related > > > > > for all I know) > > > > > Some poems of his appear in an anthology 'Poetry of the Committed > > > > > Individual' produced via Stand some years back, and that had no > > > more > > > > > information than the title of this message. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > David Bircumshaw > > > > > "Nothing can be done in the face > > > > > of ordinary unhappiness" - PP > > > > > Website and A Chide's Alphabet > > > > > http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk > > > > > The Animal Subsides > > http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html > > > > > Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > David Bircumshaw > > "Nothing can be done in the face > > of ordinary unhappiness" - PP > > Website and A Chide's Alphabet > > http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk > > The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html > > Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk > > > > > > -- > Andrew > http://hispirits.blogspot.com/ > -- David Bircumshaw "Nothing can be done in the face of ordinary unhappiness" - PP Website and A Chide's Alphabet http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk