Paul Haines (poet)

Paul Haines (poet)

Paul Haines (1933 - January 21, 2003) was a poet and jazz lyricist. Born in Vassar, Michigan, Haines eventually settled in Canada.

Haines's best-known work is "Escalator over the Hill", a collaboration with Carla Bley.

Haines's daughter Emily Haines is a songwriter and musician with Metric, Broken Social Scene, and Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton. His daughter Avery Haines is a Canadian television journalist and television show host.

Bibliography

Poetry

* "Third World Two" (1981)
* "Secret Carnival Workers" (2007)

Lyrics

* "Darn It! Poems by Paul Haines, Musics by Many" (1994)
* "A Beautiful Western Saddle" (with Curlew, 1993)
* "Tropic Appetites" (with Carla Bley, 1974)
* "Escalator over the Hill" (with Carla Bley, 1971)
* "The Memphis Years" (with Curlew, 2000)
* "Trace" (with Roof, 1997)
* "Which Side Are You On" (with 4Walls)
* "American Clave Anthology"

Other writing about Paul Haines

* *SUB ROSA* [Peterborough, Ontario, Canada] , vol. 5 No. 1, Spring 1995 issue devoted entirely to "Paul Haines: Poetry/ Video/ Jazz", by Tom Sekowski, Stuart Broomer, Roswell Rudd and Michel Contat.
* "Paul Haines" by Andrew Jones, *JAZZIZ*, November 1995
* "Paul Haines / Now Can You Tell Me: An Article by Stuart Broomer: Words and Music: A Beautiful Western Saddle", *CODA MAGAZINE*, July/Aug 1995
* "Paul Haines - The Musical Psychic", by Tom Sekowski. *EXCLAIM!* [Canada] , March 1995
* "Paul Haines - Man with a Future Vision", by Tom Sekowski, THE NEWSPAPER [Toronto, Canada] , 11/23/94an."

Videography

* JUBILEE (1992 21 mins)
* OUR RUDD'S GOLDEN CURTAIN (1992 19 mins)
* LEARNING TO COPE WITH HOPE (1992 3 mins)
* AN ALL-ETHNIC ELECTRIC PROGRAM (1992 transfer from 1966 16mm., 25 mins)
* CURLEW: Paul Haines Set to Music (1989 44 mins)
* RICE SCENTED IN OUR ABSENCE (1983 33 mins)
* THIRD WORLD TWO (1981 50mins)--50 poems (French and English) read or sung by an all-star cast, with original music by Carla Bley, Derek Bailey, Steve Swallow and Sheila Jordan."
* UNDERSTANDING AN INTERRUPTION; 16 MUSICS (1981 60 mins)--Paul Bley, Rudd-Lacy, Albert Ayler, Mike Mantler, Gary Burton, Evan Parker, Derek Bailey, Larry Dubin-CCMC, Carla Bley, Monica Zetterland, Stuart Broomer, and Kip Hanrahan.

External links

* [http://www.chbooks.com/biographies/index.php?ID=7021 Paul Haines biography at Coach House Books]


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