Pete Winslow
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Pete Winslow was a surrealist poet
associated with the Beat Generation
.
He was born on 19 October 1934 in Washington state. He died in September 1972 of complications following surgery and was survived by his wife Jane Winslow and son, Peter Winslow, who died in a car accident in 1993.
He graduated from the University of Washington
in journalism in 1956.
His last book, Daisy in the Memory of a Shark, was published posthumously by City Lights Books in 1973.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
associated with the Beat Generation
Beat generation
The Beat Generation refers to a group of American post-WWII writers who came to prominence in the 1950s, as well as the cultural phenomena that they both documented and inspired...
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He was born on 19 October 1934 in Washington state. He died in September 1972 of complications following surgery and was survived by his wife Jane Winslow and son, Peter Winslow, who died in a car accident in 1993.
He graduated from the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
in journalism in 1956.
His last book, Daisy in the Memory of a Shark, was published posthumously by City Lights Books in 1973.
External links
- Pete Winslow page at Empty Mirror Books
- City Lights Pocket Poets
- North Beach Library collects Beat works