Bob Kaufman

Bob Kaufman
BornRobert Garnell Kaufman
(1925-04-18)April 18, 1925
New Orleans, Louisiana US
DiedJanuary 12, 1986(1986-01-12) (aged 60)
San Francisco, California US
OccupationPoet
Years active1958–1986
SpousesEileen Singe

Robert Garnell Kaufman (April 18, 1925 – January 12, 1986) was an American Beat poet and surrealist as well as a jazz performance artist and satirist.[1] In France, where his poetry had a large following, he was known as the Black American Rimbaud.[2]

In 1959, along with poets Allen Ginsberg, John Kelly, A. D. Winans, and William Margolis, he was one of the founders of Beatitude poetry magazine, where he also worked as an editor.

  1. ^ Folkart, Burt A. (January 14, 1986). "Bob Kaufman, One of Original S.F. Beatnik Poets, Dies". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ Lindberg, Kathryne V. "About Bob Kaufman". Modern American Poetry. University of Illinois. Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012.