Louis Gordon (poet)

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Louis Gordon (born August 25, 1936 in New York City , † April 4, 1976 ) was an American poet of the Beat Generation .

life and work

Louis Gordon is considered the most radical poet of the beat generation. He died of a heroin overdose. The followers of his seals include Charles Bukowski , Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac .

Quote

“I see myself more as a kind of painter. I see these things out there. Loneliness. A man who drinks himself dead. It all exists. I paint it with a few lines. Cursed. At least I tried. And that's something. ”Louis Gordon

Works

  • Some Girls (Black Sparrow Press) , 1966

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Quoted from TEXTEM
personal data
SURNAME Gordon, Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American author
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH April 4th 1976
Place of death New York City