Bob Kaufman (1) (1925–1986)
Author of Solitudes Crowded with Loneliness
For other authors named Bob Kaufman, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Image credit: Photograph by Christopher Felver / Courtesy Criterion Collection
Works by Bob Kaufman
Associated Works
African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song (2020) — Contributor — 232 copies, 4 reviews
From Totems to Hip-Hop: A Multicultural Anthology of Poetry Across the Americas 1900-2002 (2002) — Contributor — 182 copies
In Search of Color Everywhere: A Collection of African-American Poetry (1994) — Contributor — 105 copies
Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry (2013) — Contributor — 48 copies
The Serpent and the Fire: Poetries of the Americas from Origins to Present (2024) — Contributor — 15 copies
Peace or perish : a crisis anthology — Contributor — 4 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Kaufman, Bob
- Legal name
- Kaufman, Robert Garnell
- Birthdate
- 1925-04-18
- Date of death
- 1986-01-12
- Gender
- male
- Education
- The New School (New York)
- Occupations
- poet
- Organizations
- United States Merchant Marine
- Cause of death
- cirrhosis of the liver
emphysema - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Place of death
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
Members
Reviews
One of the two major black Beat poets and someone now sadly overlooked by most. A truly great American poet if you can find and read his stuff. This collection is a good place to start. Recommended.
Lists
Beat (2)
Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 13
- Also by
- 16
- Members
- 310
- Popularity
- #76,068
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 14
- Languages
- 2