Background
Norman Gerald Martien was born on November 29, 1939 in Fullerton, California, United States. Son of Norman and Lucille (Montijo) Martien.
Norman Gerald Martien was born on November 29, 1939 in Fullerton, California, United States. Son of Norman and Lucille (Montijo) Martien.
Martien worked as a carpenter in the Humboldt Bay region since 1978. Since 1980 he became poet of California Poet-In-The-Schools. Since 1992 he was a lecturer at Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, later became an instructor (since 1995).
He was a founding member of The Same Old People, Arcata, since 1972, a member of Dunes Advisory Committee, Humboldt County, 1991-1994, and a member of board of directors of the Planet Drum Foundation, San Francisco, since 1998.
Norman married Glenda Reeley in July 1960, but the couple divorced. He has 2 children: Philip, Robert.