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  2. Bob Kaufman - Wikipedia

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    In 1982 he gave a benefit poetry reading for Beatitude magazine at the Savoy Tivoli. In 1984 he appeared in a documentary West Coast: Beat and Beyond and in 1985 he gave a benefit poetry reading in North Beach, again for Beatitude. He died in 1986 of cirrhosis and emphysema. [14] [15] [16]

  3. Japan's 'beat poet' Kazuko Shiraishi, pioneer of modern ... - AOL

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    TOKYO (AP) — Kazuko Shiraishi, a leading name in modern Japanese “beatpoetry, known for her dramatic readings, at times with jazz music, has died. She was 93. She was 93.

  4. Jack Gilbert - Wikipedia

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    Jack Gilbert (February 18, 1925 – November 13, 2012) was an American poet. Gilbert was acquainted with Jack Spicer and Allen Ginsberg, both prominent figureheads of the Beat Movement, but is not considered a Beat Poet; he described himself as a "serious romantic." [1] [2] Over his five-decade-long career, he published five full collections of ...

  5. Harold Norse - Wikipedia

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    With Carnivorous Saint: Gay Poems 1941–1976 Norse became a leading gay liberation poet. His collected poems, In the Hub of the Fiery Force, appeared in 2003. Norse is a two-time NEA grant recipient, and National Poetry Association award winner. Norse was gay and his poetry reflected his sexuality. [10]

  6. Gregory Corso - Wikipedia

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    In contrast to Corso's use of marriage as a synecdoche for a Beat view of women, postmodern feminist poet Hedwig Gorski chronicles a night with Corso in her poem "Could not get Gregory Corso out of my Car" (1985, Austin, Texas) showing the womanizing typical for heterosexual Beat behavior. [21]

  7. Lawrence Ferlinghetti - Wikipedia

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    Ferlinghetti published many of the Beat poets and is considered by some as a Beat poet as well. [15] Yet Ferlinghetti did not consider himself to be a Beat poet, as he said in the 2013 documentary Ferlinghetti: Rebirth of Wonder: "Don't call me a Beat. I never was a Beat poet." [15] [16] Lawrence Ferlinghetti in 2012 at Caffe Trieste

  8. 'My Heart Will Go On' and 'Tears in Heaven' songwriter Will ...

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    Will Jennings, the Oscar-winning lyricist of “My Heart Will Go On" and “Up Where We Belong,” has died. He was 80. The songwriter died Friday at his home in Tyler, Texas, his agent Sam ...

  9. Joanne Kyger - Wikipedia

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    Joanne Kyger (November 19, 1934 – March 22, 2017) was an American poet.The author of over 30 books of poetry and prose, Kyger was associated with the poets of the San Francisco Renaissance, the Beat Generation, Black Mountain, and the New York School.