Gregory Corso

Gregory Corso
Born
Gregory Nunzio Corso

(1930-03-26)March 26, 1930
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 17, 2001(2001-01-17) (aged 70)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation(s)Poet, writer
MovementBeat, postmodernism

Gregory Nunzio Corso (March 26, 1930 – January 17, 2001) was an American poet and a key member of the Beat movement.[1] He was one of the youngest of the inner circle of Beat Generation writers (with Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs).

  1. ^ William H. Honan, "Gregory Corso Dies at 70; A Candid-Voiced Beat Poet," New York Times, January 19, 2001.