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McCarthy, Jack, 1939-2013

 

Dates

  • Existence: 1939 - 2013

Biography

John (Xavier) McCarthy was born on May 23, 1939 in South Boston, MA. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1967. McCarthy began writing poetry in the 1960s. However, he was not able to make a living writing poetry and so, after a brief stint of teaching at Mt. Herman Academy, began a career as an information technologist, working with banks and insurance companies. In 1993, he began his career as a "slam" poet participating in competitions and teaching workshops. In 1999, McCarthy was named best stand up poet in the "Boston Phoenix" Best Poll and in 2007, he was the winner in the Haiku category at the Individual World Poetry Slam. McCarthy died on January 17, 2013.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Box: 2

 Box 2
Part of MS-1348: Jack McCarthy papers
Date(s): undated
Scope and Contents

Contains unidentified and unsigned pages of a manuscript by Jack McCarthy, carbon copies.

Jack McCarthy papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1348
MS-1348
Date(s): 1959 to 2012
Abstract

Jack McCarthy (1939-2013), poet. Dartmouth College Class of 1967. The collection contains manuscripts and published booklets of McCarthy's poems, as well as correspondence, notes, flyers, clippings, VHS tapes and CD's with readings of his poems.

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