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Early life

Berrigan was born in Providence, Rhode Island. After high school, he spent a year at Providence College before joining the U.S. Army in 1954 to serve in the Korean War. After three years in the Army, he finished his college studies at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma, where he received a B.A. in English in 1959. He received his M.A. from Tulsa in 1962 and moved to New York City shortly afterward, where he edited various magazines and books. Providence is the capital and largest city in Rhode Island, a state of the United States of America. ... State nickname: The Ocean State Other U.S. States Capital Providence Largest city Providence Governor Donald Carcieri Official languages None Area 4,005 km² (50th)  - Land 2,709 km²  - Water 1,296 km² (32. ... Providence College is a Catholic college in Providence, Rhode Island, the states capital city. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Korean War (Korean: 한국전쟁), from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. ... The University of Tulsa is a private (affiliated with the Presbyterian Church USA), comprehensive university awarding bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ... State nickname: Sooner State Other U.S. States Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Governor Brad Henry Official languages None Area 181,196 km² (20th)  - Land 178,023 km²  - Water 3,173 km² (1. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... The word English can mean: The people of England as an ethnic group. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... MA or ma may stand for: ma, a two-letter English word meaning Mother Ma, transliteration of Chinese family name 馬,马,麻 etc. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ...

The New York School

A prominent figure in the second generation of the New York School of Poets, Berrigan was peer to Jim Carroll, Anselm Hollo, Ron Padgett, and Anne Waldman. He collaborated with Padgett and Joe Brainard on Bean Spasms, a work significant in its rejection of traditional concepts of ownership. Though Berrigan, Padgett, and Brainard all wrote individual poems for the book, and collaborated on many others, no authors were listed for individual poems. This article concerns Jim Carroll the writer and musician. ... Anselm Hollo (born 1934) is a prolific Finnish poet and translator, resident since the late 1960s in the United States. ... Anne Waldman (born April 2, 1945) is an American poet who is associated with the group known as the Beats. ...

External links

• bhudda on the bounty (http://www.redcanna.com/ted.html)
• Bohemian Ink: Ted Berrigan (http://www.levity.com/corduroy/berrigan.htm)
• Academy of American Poets: Ted Berrigan (http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?45442B7C000C010108)