Philip Lamantia
ActingBorn 1927-10-23 · San Francisco, California, USADied 2005-03-07
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.
