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Michael McClure (October 20, 1932 – May 4, 2020) was an American poet, playwright, songwriter, and novelist.
Learn about the life and achievements of Michael McClure, a Beat poet, playwright, novelist, and documentary filmmaker. Explore his collections of poetry, novels, essays, plays, and songs, and his influence on the San Francisco Renaissance.
May 6, 2020 · Michael McClure, who at 22 helped usher in the Beat movement as part of a famed poetry reading at the Six Gallery in San Francisco, then went on to a long and varied career as a poet,...
McClure, who died May 4 at 87 after suffering a stroke last year, was a countercultural figure who was present, Zelig-like, at key moments in San Francisco’s Beat heyday and beyond. As the late...
May 12, 2020 · Poet and playwright Michael McClure, a prominent member of the radical Beat Generation cultural movement of the middle 20th Century, died in Oakland on May 8 following complications related to a...
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May 4, 2020 · Learn about the life and work of Michael McClure, a pioneer of the Beat Generation and a contemporary poet. Explore his biography, books, poems, music, and events.
Learn about the life and work of Michael McClure, a prolific and influential poet who launched the San Francisco Renaissance and the eco-poetics movement. Explore his poems, plays, essays, and his role in the Hippie counterculture and the Beat Generation.
