San Francisco Renaissance

San Francisco Renaissance
Part of the Beat generation and Hippie movement
 
Date1950s - 1960s (debated)
LocationSan Francisco, United States
ParticipantsBeat writers

The term San Francisco Renaissance is used as a global designation for a range of poetic activity centered on San Francisco, which brought it to prominence as a hub of the American poetry avant-garde in the 1950s.[1] However, others (e.g., Alan Watts, Ralph J. Gleason) felt this renaissance was a broader phenomenon and should be seen as also encompassing the visual and performing arts, philosophy, cross-cultural interests (particularly those that involved Asian cultures), and new social sensibilities.

  1. ^ Michael Davidson. The San Francisco Renaissance: Poetics and Community at Mid-Century. Cambridge University Press.