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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