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EOU Alumni Bibliography : Bayes, Ronald

Name: Bayes, Ronald

Education: B.S. Education, 1955

Bio: Poet Ronald Bayes was born in Freewater, Oregon, on July 19, 1932. He attended Eastern Oregon University where he received his B.S. in English and Education in 1955. During the next year, Bayes taught at Eastern as an assistant professor of English while completing his M.S. From 1956 to 1958, Bayes served in the United States Army Infantry and was stationed in Iceland. After being discharged, Bayes returned to teaching as a lecturer for the University of Maryland's overseas program in Japan. From 1959 to 1960, Bayes was enrolled in the Ph.D. program at the University of Pennsylvania as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. Leaving the American literature program with all but his dissertation completed, Bayes returned to Eastern as an associate professor of English and taught here until 1968. During the 1966-1967 academic year, Bayes again taught in Japan for the University of Maryland. In 1968, Bayes accepted the position of writer-in-residence at St. Andrews Presbyterian College and moved to Laurinburg, North Carolina. While at St. Andrews, Bayes founded and became executive editor of the ?St. Andrews Review? and the St. Andrews Press. Bayes also established the St. Andrews Writers Forum, a weekly event that brought outside writers and poets to the college for readings and symposia. From 1969-71, Bayes served a term as consultant in literature for the National Council for the Arts. Throughout his career, Bayes was active both politically and socially. In 1982, the Universita Delle Arti in Termi, Italy, awarded Bayes the honorary degree of Litt.D.M. In 1986, Bayes received a nomination for a Pulitzer Prize. Other honors include recognition as a master poet from the Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1988; the North Carolina Award for Literature, 1989; induction as a life member in the North Carolina Poetry Society, 1990; membership in the Oregon Poetry Society, 1990; and a certificate of honor from the North Carolina Poetry Council, 1994. (from http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/htm/04949.html)

Name:	Bayes, Ronald
Education:	B.S. Education, 1955
Bio:	Poet Ronald Bayes was born in Freewater, Oregon, on July 19, 1932. He attended Eastern Oregon University where he received his B.S. in English and Education in 1955. During the next year, Bayes taught at Eastern as an assistant professor of English while completing his M.S. From 1956 to 1958, Bayes served in the United States Army Infantry and was stationed in Iceland. After being discharged, Bayes returned to teaching as a lecturer for the University of Maryland's overseas program in Japan. From 1959 to 1960, Bayes was enrolled in the Ph.D. program at the University of Pennsylvania as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. Leaving the American literature program with all but his dissertation completed, Bayes returned to Eastern as an associate professor of English and taught here until 1968. During the 1966-1967 academic year, Bayes again taught in Japan for the University of Maryland. In 1968, Bayes accepted the position of writer-in-residence at St. Andrews Presbyterian College and moved to Laurinburg, North Carolina. While at St. Andrews, Bayes founded and became executive editor of the ?St. Andrews Review? and the St. Andrews Press. Bayes also established the St. Andrews Writers Forum, a weekly event that brought outside writers and poets to the college for readings and symposia. From 1969-71, Bayes served a term as consultant in literature for the National Council for the Arts. Throughout his career, Bayes was active both politically and socially. In 1982, the Universita Delle Arti in Termi, Italy, awarded Bayes the honorary degree of Litt.D.M. In 1986, Bayes received a nomination for a Pulitzer Prize. Other honors include recognition as a master poet from the Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1988; the North Carolina Award for Literature, 1989; induction as a life member in the North Carolina Poetry Society, 1990; membership in the Oregon Poetry Society, 1990; and a certificate of honor from the North Carolina Poetry Council, 1994. (from http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/htm/04949.html)

Books By Ronald Bayes

Pub. Year	Title	Abstract
	The Hydari Sequence	The edition of the folio has been limited to 125 copies. The book includes four original drawings by Tommy Sperling.
1960	Dust and Desire	The second edition of this book has an introduction by William Carlos Williams. There are thirty-four poems devoted to youth, weather, travel, and many other subjects. Some poems are written in free verse, others are written in the form of a play.
1964	Cages and Journeys	Introduced by Edward F. James, thirty-one poems are organized into two sections: one section that involves poems about cages and the other that involves poems about journeys. Among many other subjects, travel, weather, and emotions are presented.
1965	Child Outside my Window...and Other Poems	Poems varying in arrangement and format are featured in this chapbook. Bayes uses specific punctuation and word placement to convey a message. A rare book, one hundred fifty signed copies were produced.
1966	6x2	This publication features serigraphs by Marvin Saltzman. It is limited to one hundred copies signed by the author and artist.
1967	Constructions	Poems in English and Japanese translations by Yu Sawa are featured side by side. The poems titles are specific--"Construction I" through "Construction X." Each poem is directed to a generic audience or a specific person. Two hundred copies of this rare edition were printed.
1967	Cum Along Lad: An Evening with Ezra Pound	Unavailable.
1967	Ejection	Unavailable.
1967	John Reed and the Limits of Idealism	Unavailable.
1968	X-ing Warm	This book is a letter to Bob Roberts
1970	History of the Turtle: Books I-V	Introduced by Anselm Hollo, this volume features four separate books of poetry with distinct punctuation and a section of explanatory notes at the end. The poems explore issues like politics, travel, death, and life.
1970	Upamine Tetralogy	The third book includes an imprint.
1971	Forth Porpoise	This chapbook of abstract poetry features specific elements of punctuation and spacing that set off the poems. The layout amd writing convey various themes.
1971	Paint the Window Purple: A Folio with Twelve Aphorisms	This chapbook includes silkscreens by Marvin Saltzman.
1972	The Casketmaker	Four sections of poetry, arranged in loose chronological order, provide insight into the author?s childhood and travels around the world: a military station in Iceland, Northeastern Europe, several years in Japan, and time in Ireland and Southeast Asia.
1973	Porpoise	Organized in four sections and thirty-two books, this volume of poetry features short, abstract stanzas with specific and detailed punctuation. The book was described by the author as "like a mural." It is a large canvas poem and several portions appeared in earlier magazines. The cover design is by Amanda Wallace.
1975	King of August	The poems in this volume are derived from sculptures by Einar Jonsson, Iceland's national sculptor. The author described the poems as muse poems, and they discuss various aspects of life and travel.
1975	The Water Mirror XXII	Five hundred copies of this chapbook with a photograph by Ralph Weiss were printed.
1977	Tokyo Annex	With an introduction written by Rob Hollis Miller, this volume of poetry relates feelings about the Grande Ronde valley, travel, history, paintings, as well as other poets.
1979	Fram	The fourth edition to the author's Upamine Tetralogy, this volume is organized in four books. The poetry, some of which was featured in various magazines, is designed to explore consciousness. Snatches of conversations, shards of writing, and random epithets are combined and left for the reader to interpret. Five hundred copies were printed.
1985	A Beast in View: Shorter Collected Poems, 1970-1980	This book features forty-one poems and an epilogue. The poems highlight themes such as weather, people, places, travel, emotional experiences, and special occasions. There are epistolary poems as well as poems written as a daily journal, with a verse under each specific time.
1992	Guises	Unavailable.

Corrections and additions are welcome. Please contact Leslie Mitts at mittsl@eou.edu or (541) 962-6157.