Kenneth Rexroth (Author of 100 Poems from the Japanese)

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Kenneth Rexroth

Born

in South Bend, Indiana, The United States

December 22, 1905

Died

June 06, 1982

Genre

Poetry

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Kenneth Rexroth was an American poet, translator, and critical essayist.

He is regarded as a central figure in the San Francisco Renaissance, and paved the groundwork for the movement. Although he did not consider himself to be a Beat poet, and disliked the association, he was dubbed the "Father of the Beats" by Time magazine.

Largely self-educated, Rexroth learned several languages and translated poems from Chinese, French, Spanish, and Japanese. He was among the first poets in the United States to explore traditional Japanese poetic themes and forms.

Rexroth died in Santa Barbara, California, on June 6, 1982. He had spent his final years translating Japanese and Chinese women poets, as well as promoting the work of female poets in America ...more

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	100 Poems from the Japanese 4.21 avg rating — 1,216 ratings — published 1955 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Hundred Poems from the Chinese 4.31 avg rating — 691 ratings — published 1956 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Women Poets of China by Kenneth Rexroth (Editor), Ling Chung (Photographer) 4.28 avg rating — 224 ratings — published 1972 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Hundred More Poems from the Japanese 4.27 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 1976 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Poems 4.48 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Hundred More Poems from the Chinese : Love and the Turning Year 4.27 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 1970 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love Poems from the Japanese by Kenneth Rexroth (Translator), Sam Hamill (Editor) 3.98 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Collected Shorter Poems 4.33 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 1966 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Poems by Kenneth Rexroth, Bradford Morrow (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor) 4.20 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 1969 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Classics Revisited by Kenneth Rexroth, Bradford Morrow (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Designed by) 4.10 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 1968 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Crooked cards and straight whiskey,
Slow horses and fast women.”
― Kenneth Rexroth

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“The mature man lives quietly, does good privately, takes responsibility for his actions, treats others with friendliness and courtesy, finds mischief boring and avoids it. Without the hidden conspiracy of goodwill, society would not endure an hour.”
― kenneth rexroth

tags: human-nature, society

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“I've had it with these cheap sons of bitches who claim they love poetry but never buy a book.”
― Kenneth Rexroth

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The love poems of Marichiko

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Jabberwocky

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Do not Go Gentle into that Good Night

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Do not Go Gentle into that Good Night (write-in)

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