Yugen

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Yugen was an influential mid-20th-century American literary magazine co-founded and edited by Hettie Cohen (later Hettie Jones), known for publishing early works of Beat and avant-garde writers.

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Yugen canonical 5

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instanceOf literary magazine
associatedWith Lower East Side literary scene
coFoundedBy Amiri Baraka
Hettie Cohen
Hettie Jones
LeRoi Jones
linked to: Amiri Baraka
countryOfOrigin United States
editedBy Amiri Baraka
Hettie Cohen
Hettie Jones
LeRoi Jones
linked to: Amiri Baraka
editorialFocus experimental writing
innovative poetry
genre Beat literature
avant-garde literature
poetry
hasContributor Allen Ginsberg
Charles Olson
Edward Dorn
Frank O’Hara
Gary Snyder
Gilbert Sorrentino
Gregory Corso
Hubert Selby Jr.
Jack Kerouac
Joel Oppenheimer
Paul Blackburn
Philip Whalen
Robert Creeley
William S. Burroughs
inception 1958
influenced American small-press poetry culture
postwar American avant-garde literature
languageOfWorkOrName English
literaryMovement Beat Generation
avant-garde
locationOfPublisher New York City
medium print
notableFor publishing avant-garde poetry
publishing early works of Beat writers
numberOfIssues 8
publicationPeriod early 1960s
late 1950s
publisherType small press
timePeriod mid-20th century

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