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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Joanne Kyger canonical 2

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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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Joanne Kyger → name → Joanne Kyger ⓘ