Lew Welch
Death: added details of disappearance
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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In the evening hours of May 23, 1971, Welch walked out of poet [[Gary Snyder]]'s house in [[Nevada City]]. He left a note indicting he was committing suicide because he was depressed and thought of himself as a failure. The note was dated several months before the day of his disappearance.Poet Lew Welch Missing," ''The San Francisco Examiner'', May 28, 1971, pg 3. He was formally reported missing by members of the Ananda Cooperative commune."Bay Poet Missing --- Big Search," ''The San Francisco Chronicle'', May 28, 1971, pg 5. |
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His car was found abandoned 15 miles north of Nevada City near Tyler Road."'Beat' Poet Lew Welch is Sought in Foothills," ''The Sacramento Bee'', May 28, 1971, pg 18. He had with him a stainless steel Smith & Wesson .22 caliber revolver. A search was conducted in the area he disappeared by the [[Nevada County Sheriff's Office ]] and members of the Adanda commune. The search was for Welch was officially called off by the sheriff's office on May 28, 1971."Hunt for Missing Poet Halts," ''The Oakland Tribune'', May 28, 1971, pg 32. The Adana commune members continued searching for Welch until June 1, 1971."Search Ends Lew Welch For Beat Poet," ''The Sacramento Bee'', June 1, 1971, pg 4. |
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==Bibliography== |
==Bibliography== |
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