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Title

Whitman's wild children : portraits of twelve poets / by Neeli Cherkovski.

Author

Cherkovski, Neeli.

Publication

South Royalton, Vt. : Steerforth Press, 1999.

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Description

xxv, 325 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

• "In Whitman's Wild Children, Neeli Cherkovski looks at twelve contemporary beat poets - Michael McClure, Charles Bukowski, John Wieners, James Broughton, Philip Lamantia, Bob Kaufman, Allen Ginsberg, William Everson, Gregory Corso, Harold Norse, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Jack Micheline - chosen because each, like Whitman, took "his own road" and had little to do with what was thought acceptable in mainstream American culture during the 1940s and 1950s.
• Cherkovski draws on personal encounters to create biographical portraits that are engaging and animated. The result is an intimate critical memoir, written to reflect the spirit of Whitman's call for "perfect personal candor," about twelve poets who helped define contemporary American literature."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Cherkovski, Neeli > Friends and associates
• Poets, American > 20th century > Biography
• American poetry > 20th century > History and criticism
• Beats (Persons)
• Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 > Influence

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Notes on a Dirty Old Man: Charles Bukowski -- The Memory of Love: John Wieners -- Eros and Tamalpais: James Broughton -- Lyrical Light: Michael McClure -- Mostly Visible: Philip Lamantia -- Celebrating Second April: Bob Kaufman -- Standing by His Word: Allen Ginsberg -- A Spinner of Words: Jack Micheline -- Singing the First Song: William Everson -- Revolutionary of the Spirit: Gregory Corso -- Becoming a Man: Harold Norse -- Endless Light: Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

ISBN

1883642299

LCCN

99016683

OCLC

• 41540150
• ocm41540150

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries