George Hitchcock, 1914-2010

Editor and teacher George Hitchcock died in his home in Eugene, Oregon on August 27, 2010, at the age of ninety-six. He was the editor-publisher of the legendary kayak magazine and kayak books, a poetic maker and shaker for decades, publishing such people as Michael McClure. Raymond Carver, W.S. Merwin, and Philip Levine. For a soulful look at his life and times, see "George Hitchcock, Jorge-of-all-trades" by poet, translator, and Poetry Flash contributing editor Stephen Kessler. Here is a link to Stephen Kessler's obituary, as posted on SantaCruz.com: http://news.santacruz.com/2010/09/01/george_hitchcock_jorge-of-all-trades