Kenneth Patchen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kenneth Patchen

American writer and poet

Date of Birth: 13-Dec-1911

Place of Birth: Niles, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 08-Jan-1972

Profession: writer, poet, author, painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Kenneth Patchen (December 13, 1911 – January 8, 1972) was an American poet and novelist.
He experimented with different forms of writing and incorporated painting, drawing, and jazz music into his works, which have been compared with those of William Blake and Walt Whitman.
Patchen's biographer wrote that he "developed in his fabulous fables, love poems, and picture poems a deep yet modern mythology that conveys a sense of compassionate wonder amidst the world's violence." Along with his friend and peer Kenneth Rexroth, he was a central influence on the San Francisco Renaissance and the Beat Generation.