Scott Wannberg (February 20, 1953 – August 19, 2011) was an American poet. His work was considered one of the anchors in the Los Angeles poetry scene.[1][2] As a poet he wrote in freeform and was influenced by beat poetry.[3] He worked as a clerk at Vroman's Bookstore on the Third Street Promenade, and at Dutton's Brentwood.[4][5] Wannberg was a founding member of the traveling poet troupe known as the Carma Bums.[6][7] His works include Nomads of Oblivion, Strange Movie Full of Death, and Tomorrow Is Another Song.[1][8] He died of a heart attack on August 19, 2011, at the age of 58.[9]

Early life

Scott Wannberg was born in Santa Monica, CA on February 12, 1953.[6] He grew up in near Venice beach, and, in high school, was the film critic for the Venice High School newspaper.[6] He studied creative writing at San Francisco State University, and his influences were the members of the 1950s Beat scene, including Jack Kerouac and Gregory Corso.[3]

Works

His poetry was published in numerous literary journals and in the collections Strange Movie Full of Death (2009) and the forthcoming Tomorrow is Another Song (Sept. 30), both from Viggo Mortensen’s Perceval Press.[1] Wannberg was also a member of the poetry troop Carma Bums, a group of poets that performed throughout the American Southwest and Canada until 2009.[9]

Actor Ed Harris stated "His poetry can be political, polemical, personal, provocative, and it shies away from cheap alliteration...his work is contemporary and timeless, brave and honest, and fun as hell to read."[9][10]

Bibliography

  • The Electric Yes Indeed! 1989. ISBN 0-962-33690-4
  • Harvey Keitel, Harvey Keitel, Harvey Keitel. 2005. ISBN 1-930-93530-7
  • Tomorrow is Another Song. Perceval Press, 2011. ISBN 0-981-97477-5
  • Strange Movie Full of Death. Perceval Press, 2012. ISBN 0-981-97473-2
  • The Official Language of Yes. Perceval Press, 2015. ISBN 0-989-56169-0
  • Scott Wannberg: The Lummox Years - 1996 to 2006. Perceval Press, 2015. ISBN 1-929-87854-0
  • Harvey Korman, Harvey Korman, Harvey Korman. Spartan Press, 2017. ISBN 1-946-64201-0 with John Dorsey & S.A. Griffin.

Death

Scott Wannberg died of a heart attack at his home in Florence, OR on August 19, 2011.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Werris |, Wendy. "L.A. Poet and Bookseller Scott Wannberg Gets a Merry Prankster Send-Off". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  2. ↑ Rense, Rip (1995-07-09). "A Poet's Gotta Do What a Poet's Gotta Do". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  3. 1 2 Rogers, John (2011-08-26). "Scott Wannberg, vivid poet inspired by Beats, dies". SFGATE. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  4. ↑ "Scott Wannberg Thanks for the Poetry:". SM Mirror. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  5. ↑ Song, Jason (2008-03-31). "Dutton's bids loyal customers farewell". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Woo, Elaine (2011-08-25). "Scott Wannberg dies at 58; poet and Dutton's book buyer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  7. ↑ "Griffin (S.A.) collection of underground poetry, Scott Wannberg, and The Carma Bums". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  8. ↑ Foundation, Poetry (2023-07-09). "Scott Wannberg, Fixture of Los Angeles Poetry Scene, Passes Away by Harriet Staff". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  9. 1 2 3 "Longtime LA beat poet Scott Wannberg dead at 58". TODAY.com. 2011-08-24. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  10. ↑ "Tomorrow is Another Song". Perceval Press. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
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