Bob Kaufman
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. In France, where his poetry had a large following, he was known as the Black American Rimbaud.
Bob Kaufman | |
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| Born | Robert Garnell Kaufman April 18, 1925 New Orleans, Louisiana US |
| Died | January 12, 1986 (aged 60) San Francisco, California US |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1958–1986 |
| Spouses | Eileen Singe |
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.
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