Harry Mathews
Born in New York in 1930, Harry Mathews settled in Europe in 1952 and has since then lived in Spain, Germany, Italy, and (chiefly) France. When Mathews published his first poems in 1956, he was associated with the so-called New York School of poets, with three of whom ( John Ashbery , Kenneth Koch , and James Schuyler ) he founded the review Locus Solus in 1961. Through his friendship with Georges Perec , he became a member of the Oulipo in 1972.
Born in New York in 1930, Harry Mathews settled in Europe in 1952 and has since then lived in Spain, Germany, Italy, and (chiefly) France. When Mathews published his first poems in 1956, he was associated with the so-called New York School of poets, with three of whom ( John Ashbery , Kenneth Koch , and James Schuyler ) he founded the review Locus Solus in 1961. Through his friendship with Georges Perec , he became a member of the Oulipo in 1972. See less
