Kenneth Patchen
- Category : 1910-births
- Type : MGE
- Profile : 4/6 - Opportunistic / Role Model
- Definition : Single
- Incarnation Cross : RAX Rulership 4
Biography
American poet and novelist, illustrator, satirist and playwright, whose works have been compared with those of William Blake and Walt Whitman. He experimented with different forms of writing and incorporated painting, drawing, and jazz music into his works. Along with his friend and peer Kenneth Rexroth, he was a central influence on the San Francisco Renaissance and the Beat Generation. He died on 8 January 1972 in Palo Alto, California at age 61.
