Helen Adam | |
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| Born | 2 December 1909 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 19 September 1993 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | University of Edinburgh |
| Known for | Scottish poet, collagist and photographer Active participant in the San Francisco Renaissance |
| Notable work | The Elfin Pedlar and Tales Told by the Pixie Pool, 1923 Charms and Dreams from the Elfin Pedlar's Pack, 1924 Shadow of the Moon, 1929 The Queen O' Crow Castle, 1958 Ballads, 1964 Counting Out Rhyme, 1972 Selected Poems and Ballads, 1974 Ghosts and Grinning Shadows (a collection of short stories), 1977 Turn Again to Me and Other Poems, 1977 Gone Sailing, 1980 Songs with Music, 1982 The Bells of Dis, 1984 (With Auste Adam) Stone Cold Gothic, 1984 "San Francisco's Burning", 1985 A Helen Adam Reader. Edited with notes and an introduction by Kristin Prevallet, 2008 |
| Awards | 1981 American Book Award |
Helen Adam (December 2, 1909 in Glasgow, Scotland – September 19, 1993 in New York City) was a Scottish poet, collagist and photographer who was part of a literary movement contemporaneous to the Beat Generation that occurred in San Francisco during the 1950s and 1960s. Though often associated with the Beat poets, she would more accurately be considered one of the predecessors of the Beat Generation.