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Philip Lamantia

Specialty
Acting
Birth
October 23, 1927 · 77 years
Death
March 7, 2005
Origin
San Francisco, California, USA

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Phillip Lamantia

Professional Trajectory

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.

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