September 29th, 2008
Hayden Carruth, born in Waterbury, Conn., died at his home in Munnsville, New York. Smartish Pace poet Brooks Haxton states that the cause of Carruth’s death was complications from a series of strokes. Known as a poet, critic, reviewer and editor, Carruth was the author of 30 books. His first poetry collection, The Crow and the Heart, was published in 1959. His 1996 book, Scrambled Eggs & Whiskey, won the National Book Award for poetry.
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