Robert Duncan (poet), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Robert Duncan (poet)

American poet

Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1919

Place of Birth: Oakland, California, United States

Date of Death: 03-Feb-1988

Profession: writer, poet, playwright, painter, literary critic, essayist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Robert Duncan (poet)

  • Bob Edward Duncan (January 7, 1919 in Oakland, California – February 3, 1988) was an American poet and a devotee of Hilda "H.D." Doolittle and the Western esoteric tradition who spent most of his career in and around San Francisco.
  • Though associated with any number of literary traditions and schools, Duncan is often identified with the poets of the New American Poetry and Black Mountain College.
  • Duncan saw his work as emerging especially from the tradition of Pound, Williams and Lawrence.
  • Duncan was a key figure in the San Francisco Renaissance.

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