Bob Kaufman
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Robert Garnell Kaufman (April 18, 1925 ā January 12, 1986) was an American Beat poet and surrealist as well as a jazz performance artist and satirist.[1] In France, where his poetry had a large following, he was known as the Black American Rimbaud.[2]
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Bob Kaufman | |
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Born | Robert Garnell Kaufman (1925-04-18)April 18, 1925 New Orleans, Louisiana US |
Died | January 12, 1986(1986-01-12) (aged 60) San Francisco, California US |
Occupation | Poet |
Nationality | American |
Years active | 1958ā1986 |
Spouses | Eileen Singe |
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For the basketball player, see Bob Kauffman.
In 1959, along with poets Allen Ginsberg, John Kelly, A. D. Winans, and William Margolis, he was one of the founders of Beatitude poetry magazine, where he also worked as an editor.