James Broughton (1913–1999)
Author of The Androgyne Journal
About the Author
Image credit: Joel Singer
Series
Works by James Broughton
Erogeny 3 copies
Shaman psalm 2 copies
The Gardener's Son 1 copy
What Have We Here 1 copy
Ode to Gaiety 1 copy
Associated Works
Gay and Lesbian Poetry in Our Time (Stonewall Inn Editions) (1988) — Contributor — 189 copies, 1 review
Peace or perish : a crisis anthology — Contributor — 4 copies
San Francisco poets [sound recording] — Contributor — 1 copy
Out of Our Mouths: An Anthology of Men's Writing on the Occasion of the 17th Annual San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day Parade and Celebration (1986) — Contributor — 1 copy
Truck 21, A 50th Birthday Celebration For Jonathan Williams — Contributor — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1913-11-10
- Date of death
- 1999-05-17
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Stanford University (BA | 1936)
- Occupations
- poet
filmmaker
playwright - Relationships
- Kael, Pauline (lover)
Singer, Joel (partner) - Short biography
- Avant-garde American poet, experimental filmmaker, and resident playwright at San Francisco's Playhouse Repertory Theater. Central figure of the San Francisco Renaissance and Beat Generation. Celebrated for incorporating whimsical, homoerotic, and spiritual liberation themes into his artistic output. Explicitly self-identified as a gay man, later embracing radical faerie and queer elder identities.
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Modesto, California, USA
- Places of residence
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Place of death
- Port Townsend, Washington, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- California, USA
Members
Reviews
I'm not sure why I find these "poems" so compelling. They are more pithy statements than poems. They don't rhyme or scan or have nice imagery. But they do summarize thoughts and feelings that I share in a pithy and humorous way.
Fun, but a little too much of the same after a while
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Statistics
- Works
- 45
- Also by
- 14
- Members
- 270
- Popularity
- #85,637
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 28
- Favorited
- 1