John Meade Haines

John Meade Haines (1924–2011) was an American poet and educator who served as the poet laureate of Alaska. His body of work reflects on themes of life, death, and friendship. The 2024 collection May the Owl Call Again, A Return to Poet John Meade Haines, 1924-2011, offers an intimate look at his final years through a selection of poems, essays, and personal correspondence.