1966's "Winter News," gained national attention. His prose captured rugged glimpses of Alaska life in a unique way. He won numerous awards and grants, including the $10,000 Lenore Marshall/The Nation Award for 1990's "New Poems."He had no education beyond high school, something he barely got through, according to longtime friend John Kooistra. Not for his lack of thought, though. Haines was a troublemaker. After high school, he joined the Navy.
His "common man" background made his work accessible.
from Daily News-Miner: Friends recall the many sides of John Haines, former Alaska poet laureate
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