Hayden Carruth
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Mohawk Valley connection:
Upstate New York resident

Claim to fame:
Acclaimed poet

Did you know?
Carruth taught Creative Writing at Syracuse University.

Quote:
"Scrambled eggs and whiskey
in the false-dawn light. Chicago,
a sweet town, bleak, God knows,
but sweet. Sometimes. And
weren't we fine tonight?"

— from "Scrambled Eggs and Whiskey"

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Hayden Carruth. Photo from Poets.org.

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Born on August 3, 1921, Hayden Carruth grew to be an accomplished poet and writer. He has written and published numerous books of poetry including Scrambled Eggs and Whiskey and Collected Shorter Poems, 1946-1991. Carruth has worked for such publications as Poetry, Harper's, and the Hudson Review.

Carruth taught Creative Writing at Syracuse University until recently. Today he resides in upstate New York.

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