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Philip Lamantia

Philip Lamantia

Acting
23 Oct 1927
07 Mar 2005
San Francisco, California, USA

Biography

Philip Lamantia (October 23, 1927 – March 7, 2005) was an American poet, writer and lecturer. His poetry incorporated stylistic experimentation and transgressive themes, and has been regarded as surrealist and visionary, contributing to the literature of the Beat Generation.

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Phillip Lamantia