Laura UlewiczLaura Ulewicz was born in 1930, in Detroit, to Polish immigrants. After some time in Chicago and New York, Ulewicz moved to San Francisco, around 1950. Although she refused designation as a Beat poet, there she befriended several poets within the Bea scene. Around this time she also began a long-term relationship with Jack Gilbert, upon whose early work she exerted great influence. She would eventually leave the U.S., spending several years in literary circles in London and ultimately Jamaica, before returning to the Bay Area. By 1973, Ulewicz had settled permanently in Locke, California. Ulewicz passed in 2007, leaving behind a rich but forgotten poetic legacy. Read More Read Less