Man thrives where angels would die of ecstasy and where pigs would die of disgust.
About Kenneth Rexroth
Kenneth Charles Marion Rexrothwas 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.
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Man thrives where angels would die of ecstasy and where pigs would die of disgust.
American poet, writer, anarchist, academic and conscientious objector
The basic line in any good verse is cadenced… building it around the natural breath structures of speech.
American poet, writer, anarchist, academic and conscientious objector
You don’t become a saint until you lead a good life whether in Tibet or Italy or America.
American poet, writer, anarchist, academic and conscientious objector
Did you know I staged the first performance in America of At the Hawk’s Well?
American poet, writer, anarchist, academic and conscientious objector
I’ve been around jazz and jazz musicians most of my life.
American poet, writer, anarchist, academic and conscientious objector
This isn’t the best town for what we’re doing. Too many other things to pull the crowds away.
American poet, writer, anarchist, academic and conscientious objector
Mary, my little girl, was confirmed in a Buddhist temple. She saw the Life write up on Buddhism, with pictures of the ceremony, and she said she wanted to be confirmed there because she only liked Jesus as a kid. She was a little disappointed in him when he grew up.
American poet, writer, anarchist, academic and conscientious objector