Paul Haines (poet)

  Paul Haines (1933 - January 21, 2003) was a Canadian poet and jazz lyricist. Born in Vassar, Michigan, Haines eventually settled in Canada, after spending time in Europe, India, New York City, as well as a long stint as a French Teacher at Fenelon Falls Secondary School, in Ontario, Canada.

Haines's best-known work is Escalator over the Hill, a collaboration with Carla Bley.

Haines's daughter Emily Haines is a songwriter and musician with Metric, Broken Social Scene, and Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton. His daughter Avery Haines is a Canadian television journalist and television show host.

Poetry

 * Third World Two (1981)
 * Secret Carnival Workers (2007)

Lyrics

 * Darn It! Poems by Paul Haines, Musics by Many (1994)
 * A Beautiful Western Saddle (with Curlew, 1993)
 * Tropic Appetites (with Carla Bley, 1974)
 * Escalator Over the Hill (with Carla Bley, 1971)
 * The Memphis Years (with Curlew, 2000)
 * Trace (with Roof, 1997)
 * Which Side Are You On (with 4Walls)
 * American Clave Anthology

Videography

 * JUBILEE (1992 21 mins)
 * OUR RUDD'S GOLDEN CURTAIN (1992 19 mins)
 * LEARNING TO COPE WITH HOPE (1992 3 mins)
 * AN ALL-ETHNIC ELECTRIC PROGRAM (1992 transfer from 1966 16mm., 25 mins)
 * CURLEW: Paul Haines Set to Music (1989 44 mins)
 * RICE SCENTED IN OUR ABSENCE (1983 33 mins)
 * THIRD WORLD TWO (1981 50mins)--50 poems (French and English) read or sung by an all-star cast, with original music by Carla Bley, Derek Bailey, Steve Swallow and Sheila Jordan."
 * UNDERSTANDING AN INTERRUPTION; 16 MUSICS (1981 60 mins)--Paul Bley, Rudd-Lacy, Albert Ayler, Mike Mantler, Gary Burton, Evan Parker, Derek Bailey, Larry Dubin-CCMC, Carla Bley, Monica Zetterland, Stuart Broomer, and Kip Hanrahan.