Category
page 1Outlaw poets

Charles Bukowski
German-American writer (1920–1994)
Allen Ginsberg
American poet and writer (1926–1997)

Patti Smith
Patricia Lee Smith is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter, author, and photographer. Her 1975 debut album Horses made her an influential member of the New York City–based punk rock movement. Smith has fused rock and poetry in her work. In 1978, her most widely known song, "Because the Night," co-written with Bruce Springsteen, reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number five on the UK Singles Chart.

Richard Brautigan
American novelist, poet, and short story writer (1935–1984)
Kathy Acker
American novelist, playwright, essayist, and poet (1947–1997)
Harold Norse
American writer, poet, and artist (1916-2009)
Jack Hirschman
American writer
Sapphire
American author and poet

Bob Flanagan
American writer, poet, musician, performance artist, and comic (1952–1996)

Bob Kaufman
African American beat poet (1925–1986)
Tuli Kupferberg
American poet, author, cartoonist and publisher (1923–2010)

Jack Micheline
American poet and painter (1929-1998)
Hedwig Gorski
American poet and performance artist
A. D. Winans
American poet
S.A. Griffin
American poet and actor
D. A. Levy
American writer (1942–1968)
Alan Kaufman
poet