Joanna McClure

Married Beat poet Michael McClure soon after she arrived in San Francisco in 1954, Joanna McClure became a significant figure in the Beat poetry scene. In the late 1950s she began publishing her work in literary journals and chapbooks, and her first book of poems, Wolf Eyes, was published in 1974. She lives in San Francisco, CA. and worked for 35 years in early childhood development after getting divorced.