P. Inman
Peter Inman (writing as P. Inman) is an American poet who was born in 1947 and raised on Long Island. He is a graduate of Georgetown University. Since 1980 he has worked at the Library of Congress, where he has been a union activist (i.e. shop steward, executive officer, union rep and contract negotiator) for Local 2910 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees AFSCME. He has described his politics as "class-based & socialist". His work has appeared in magazines and anthologies including: In the American Tree (edited by Ron Silliman) and From the Other Side of the Century. He resides in Maryland with the poet Tina Darragh.
Selected publications
Platin (Sun & Moon, 1979)
Ocker (Tuumba, 1982)
Uneven development (Jimmy's House of Knowledge, 1984)
Think of one (Potes & Poets, 1986)
Red shift (Roof, 1988)
criss cross (Roof, 1994)
Vel (O Books, 1995)
ply (1997)
at. least.(Krupskaya, 1999) ISBN 1-928650-03-1
amounts. to. (Potes & Poets, 2000)
a different table altogether. (Slought Books, 2003) e-book subtitled: P. Inman in Conversation with Roger Farr & Aaron Vidaver. The full content of this e-book is available on-line here Slought Foundation.