David Meltzer

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David Meltzer


Born
February 17, 1937

Died
December 31, 2016

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David Meltzer was a poet associated with both the Beat Generation and the San Francisco Renaissance. A pioneer of jazz poetry readings, Meltzer also formed a psychedelic folk-rock group. He performed with the music and poetry review, "Rockpile." He edited many anthologies, including San Francisco Beat: Talking with the Poets (City Lights, 2001), and published 11 erotic novels. He taught for many years in the poetics program at New College of California. ...more

Average rating: 4.1 · 613 ratings · 85 reviews · 110 distinct worksSimilar authors
When I Was a Poet

3.72 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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Two-Way Mirror: A Poetry No...

3.93 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1977 — 8 editions
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San Francisco Beat: Talking...

4.30 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions
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David's Copy: The Selected ...

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The San Francisco Poets

4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1971 — 5 editions
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Reading Jazz

4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions
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No Eyes: Lester Young

3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions
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Beat Thing

4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions
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Writing Jazz

4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions
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Death: An Anthology of Anci...

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“When I was a Poet
Everything was Possible
there wasn't Anything
that wasn't Poetry”
David Meltzer, When I Was a Poet