A selective bibliography of open access articles, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the Modern Language Association Guidelines for Authors of Web Pages
Bartlett, Lee and Cary Nelson An introduction to William Everson, includes excerpts of critical discussions of "Canticle to the Waterbirds," interviews, and photos. From the Modern American Poetry Site (Univ. of Illinois)
Elder, John. "On 'Canticle to the Waterbirds.'" Originally in Imagining the Earth: Poetry and the Vision of Nature, rpt. at MAP
Gioia, Dana. A tribute to William Everson, in memoriam, focuses on Everson's devotion to Robinson Jeffers. Originally published in Robinson Jeffers Newsletter (No. 93 and 94, Winter/Spring 1995).
A biographical essay on William Everson, by Phil McArdle in the Berkeley Daily Planet, 1/31/06
An obituary for William Everson from the Santa Cruz Public Libraries
An account of the printing of "Canticle to the Waterbirds," Univ. of Calif. Santa Cruz Review, fall 1992
Guide to the collection of William Everson's papers at the Bancroft Library, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley
Primary and selected secondary bibliography for William Everson, from Dr. Paul Reuben's bibliography web site
A PBS web site describes William Everson's Fine Arts Camp at Waldport, California, during WW II
An endowment for fine press printing in Everson's honor, at Univ. of Calif., Santa Cruz. Press release
An introduction to William Everson from the Beat Page
An M.A. thesis on the publishing history of Beat writers, by Michael Hayward (1991)
Gioia, Dana. "Fallen Western Star: The Decline of San Francisco as a Literary Region." Originally in Denver Quarterly (Fall 1998). Responses to Gioia's article in Poetry Flash
Rexroth, Kenneth. "Rexroth's San Francisco," poet Kenneth Rexroth on the arrival of the Beats. From the San Francisco Examiner and San Francisco Magazine, 1960-1975, rpt. at BOP Secrets
Russo, Linda. "'to be Jack Spicer in a dream': Joanne Kyger and the San Francisco Renaissance, 1957-65." In Jacket Magazine #7 (April 1999). See this issue also for special Jack Spicer feature
"The Beats, San Francisco," part of The Psychedelic '60s: Literary Tradition and Social Change, online exhibit of objects and books from the Univ. of Virginia Library, Special Collections Dept.
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