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Allen GinsbergAuthor · BooksAllen Ginsberg (1926–1997) was a United States playwright, poet and writer.
Amiri BarakaAuthor · BooksAmiri Baraka (1934–2014) was an American poet, writer and playwright.
Anne WaldmanAuthor · BooksAnne Waldman was an American poet and writer (born 1945). She was born at Millville.
Anselm HolloAuthor · BooksAnselm Hollo (1934–2013) was a Finnish poet, translator and writer.
Brion GysinPhotographer · PhotographyBrion Gysin (1916–1986) was a United States writer, poet and painter.
Charles BukowskiPerson · Film memorabiliaCharles Bukowski (1920–1994) was a Germany actor, writer and screenwriter.
Charles OlsonAuthor · BooksCharles Olson (1910–1970) was an American poet, writer and university teacher.
Diane di PrimaAuthor · BooksDiane di Prima was an American poet, translator, writer and autobiographer (1934–2020). She was born at Brooklyn and died at San Francisco.
Ed SandersPerson · Music memorabiliaEd Sanders (born 1939) is an American musician, writer and poet.
Gary SnyderAuthor · BooksGary Snyder was an American poet, translator, writer, trade unionist and environmentalist (born 1930). He was born at San Francisco.
Gregory CorsoAuthor · BooksGregory Corso (1930–2001) was an American poet, novelist and writer.
Harold NorseAuthor · BooksHarold Norse (1916–2009) was an American translator, writer and novelist.
Jan KerouacAuthor · BooksJan Kerouac (1952–1996) was an American writer, novelist and prostitute.
Jane BowlesAuthor · BooksJane Bowles was an American novelist, writer and playwright (1917–1973). She was born at New York City and died at Málaga.
Joan VollmerAuthor · BooksJoan Vollmer was an American writer and muse (1923–1951). She was born at New York and died at Mexico City.
Joanne KygerAuthor · BooksJoanne Kyger was an American poet, writer, autobiographer and video artist (1934–2017). She was born at Vallejo and died at Bolinas.
Joyce JohnsonAuthor · BooksJoyce Johnson was an American novelist, writer, autobiographer and diarist (born 1935). She was born at New York City.
Lawrence FerlinghettiArtist · PaintingsLawrence Ferlinghetti was an American military officer, poet, translator, publisher, painter and journalist (1919–2021). He was born at Yonkers and died at San Francisco.
Lenny BrucePerson · Film memorabiliaLenny Bruce was an American writer, actor, screenwriter, journalist, singer and comedian (1925–1966). He was born at Mineola and died at Hollywood.
Marjorie CameronArtist · PaintingsMarjorie Cameron (1922–1995) was an American actress, poet and writer.
Michael McClurePerson · Music memorabiliaMichael McClure (1932–2020) was an American poet, dramaturge and playwright.
Neal CassadyAuthor · BooksNeal Cassady (1926–1968) was an American writer and poet.
Paul BowlesPhotographer · PhotographyPaul Bowles (1910–1999) was an American writer, composer and translator.
Peter OrlovskyAuthor · BooksPeter Orlovsky (1933–2010) was an American poet, writer and actor.
Philip WhalenAuthor · BooksPhilip Whalen (1923–2002) was an American poet and writer.
Ray NelsonArtist · Comics and comic artRay Nelson (1931–2022) was a United States cartoonist, novelist and science fiction writer.
Robert DuncanAuthor · BooksRobert Duncan (1919–1988) was an American poet, essayist, playwright, painter, and literary critic whose career formed a central bridge between modernist poetics and postwar American avant-garde movements. Emerging from
William Carlos WilliamsAuthor · BooksWilliam Carlos Williams (1883–1963) was an American poet, physician and autobiographer.
William S. BurroughsArtist · PaintingsWilliam S. Burroughs (1914–1997) was a United States writer, poet and novelist.
William S. Burroughs Jr.Author · BooksWilliam S. Burroughs Jr. was an American novelist and writer (1947–1981). He was born at Conroe and died at DeLand.

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