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David Meltzer | |
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Born | Rochester, New York, United States | February 17, 1937
Died | December 31, 2016 Oakland, California, United States | (aged 79)
Occupation | Poet, writer, musician |
Genre | San Francisco Renaissance |
Notable awards | Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award, 2008 |
Spouse | Tina (her death), Julie Rogers |
Children | Jennifer, Margaret (Maggie), Amanda, Adam, Sangye Land (stepdaughter) |
David Meltzer (February 17, 1937 – December 31, 2016) was an American poet and musician of the Beat Generation and San Francisco Renaissance. Lawrence Ferlinghetti described him as "one of the greats of post-World-War-Two San Francisco poets and musicians".[1] Meltzer came to prominence with inclusion of his work in the anthology The New American Poetry 1945–1960.