Philip Lamantia
ActingOctober 23, 1927-March 7, 2005
Birth Place
San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
Philip Lamantia (October 23, 1927 – March 7, 2005) was an American poet, writer and lecturer. His poetry incorporated stylistic experimentation and transgressive themes, and has been regarded as surrealist and visionary, contributing to the literature of the Beat Generation.
