Bob Kaufman
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1925-04-18
- Died
- 1986-01-12
- Works
- 14
Top works
- & Yo hablo mariposa
- Happy Hooker Goes to Washington
- Italy The Best Places to See by Rail
- Collected Poems of Bob Kaufman
- Cranial Guitar
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 146
- Total plays
- 563
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Key dates
- Born
- 18 April 1925
- Died
- 12 January 1986
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bob
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- San Francisco
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- The New School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Buddhism
Connections
Categories
1925 births1986 deaths20th-century African-American writers20th-century American Jews20th-century American poets20th-century American sailorsAfrican-American JewsAfrican-American poetsAfro-SurrealistsAmerican people of German-Jewish descentAmerican people of Martiniquais descentBeat Generation poets