Joanne Kyger

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Joanne Kyger was an American poet associated with the Beat Generation and San Francisco Renaissance, known for her innovative, Buddhist-influenced verse and involvement in avant-garde literary circles.

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instanceOf American poet
human
poet
writer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1934-11-19
dateOfDeath 2017-03-22
educatedAt University of California, Santa Barbara
familyName Kyger
fieldOfWork American literature
contemporary poetry
genre Buddhist poetry
experimental poetry
poetry
givenName Joanne
hasInfluenced contemporary American poetry
influencedBy Beat Generation writers
linked to: Beat Generation

Buddhist philosophy
Charles Olson
Jack Spicer
Japanese culture
Robert Duncan
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Bolinas poetry community
linked to: Bolinas
movement Beat Generation
San Francisco Renaissance
avant-garde literature
name Joanne Kyger
notableFor Buddhist-influenced poetry
association with Beat Generation
innovative verse
role in San Francisco Renaissance
notableWork About Now: Collected Poems
Again: Poems 1989–2000
Going On: Selected Poems, 1958–1980
Just Space: Poems, 1979–1989
The Tapestry and the Web
occupation poet
writer
participantIn Beat movement in poetry
San Francisco Renaissance
placeOfBirth Vallejo, California
linked to: Vallejo
placeOfDeath Bolinas, California
linked to: Bolinas
religion Buddhism
residence Bolinas, California
linked to: Bolinas

San Francisco, California
sexOrGender female
spouse Gary Snyder
style conversational tone in poetry
diary-like poetic form

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