Bob Kaufman
Poet, Author
1925 – 1986
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Who was Bob Kaufman?
Bob Kaufman, born Robert Garnell Kaufman, was an American Beat poet and surrealist inspired by jazz music. In France, where his poetry had a large following, he was known as the "black American Rimbaud."
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- Born
- Apr 18, 1925
New Orleans - Also known as
- Robert Garnell Kaufman
- Spouses
- Ida Berrocal
(1944 - ) - Eileen Singe
(1958 - )
- Ida Berrocal
- Children
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- The New School
- Died
- Jan 12, 1986
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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