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This definitive biography gives a brilliant account of the life and art of Robert Duncan (1919–1988), one of America’s great postwar poets. Lisa Jarnot takes us from Duncan’s birth in Oakland, California, through his childhood in an eccentrically Theosophist household, to his life in San Francisco as an openly gay man who became an inspirational figure for the many poets and painters who gathered around him. Weaving together quotations from Duncan’s notebooks and interviews with those who knew him, Jarnot vividly describes his life on the West Coast and in New York City and his encounters with luminaries such as Henry Miller, Anaïs Nin, Tennessee Williams, James Baldwin, Paul Goodman, Michael McClure, H.D., William Carlos Williams, Denise Levertov, Robert Creeley, and Charles Olson. ** Review “A comprehensive, well-researched, and beautifully written biography. . . . Jarnot brings Duncan to life as a gay man and a brilliant poet engaged with the cultural and political issues of his time.” ( Publishers Weekly 2012-01-23) “An edifying study of a poet who did much to inspire the next generation of poets, and it is an entertaining life story. This book should be looked to as a templa

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Author

Duncan, Robert; Duncan, Robert; Jarnot, Lisa

Publisher

University of California Press

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781280699931

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Science, Memoir

Rating

4.03 / 5 (37 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14