Leland Hickman (September 15, 1934 â€" May 12, 1991) was an American
poet, editor, actor, and literary magazine publisher. During his
lifetime, Hickman was best known as the publisher and editor of the
influential magazine Temblor which was noted for the publication of
many east and west coast language-related poets. His editorial and
publishing activities brought the work of many established and
emerging poets into the public view. Hickman has steadily gained
posthumous recognition and fame for his poetry.Hickman was born in
Santa Barbara, California. He lived with his family in Bakersfield
from 1937 to 1945. He attended Santa Barbara College, now University
of California, Santa Barbara, and later studied at the University of
California, Berkeley, where he played with the Berkeley Drama
Guild.After a tour in the Army, Hickman moved to New York City to
continue his career in theater. In 1960 he returned to California to
play at the Equity Library Theatre West in Los Angeles. After stints
in New York City and San Francisco, Hickman settled permanently in Los
Angeles with his partner, the actor Charles Macaulay.His literary
career began in the middle 1960s with the publication of the poem "Lee
Sr Falls to the Floor" in The Hudson Review. A book-length section of
his serial poem, "Tiresias", entitled "Tiresias, Great Slave Lake
Suite", was published by Momentum Press in 1980. It was named a
finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award in Poetry.
poet, editor, actor, and literary magazine publisher. During his
lifetime, Hickman was best known as the publisher and editor of the
influential magazine Temblor which was noted for the publication of
many east and west coast language-related poets. His editorial and
publishing activities brought the work of many established and
emerging poets into the public view. Hickman has steadily gained
posthumous recognition and fame for his poetry.Hickman was born in
Santa Barbara, California. He lived with his family in Bakersfield
from 1937 to 1945. He attended Santa Barbara College, now University
of California, Santa Barbara, and later studied at the University of
California, Berkeley, where he played with the Berkeley Drama
Guild.After a tour in the Army, Hickman moved to New York City to
continue his career in theater. In 1960 he returned to California to
play at the Equity Library Theatre West in Los Angeles. After stints
in New York City and San Francisco, Hickman settled permanently in Los
Angeles with his partner, the actor Charles Macaulay.His literary
career began in the middle 1960s with the publication of the poem "Lee
Sr Falls to the Floor" in The Hudson Review. A book-length section of
his serial poem, "Tiresias", entitled "Tiresias, Great Slave Lake
Suite", was published by Momentum Press in 1980. It was named a
finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award in Poetry.
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