Kenneth Rexroth Quotes


An entomologist is not a bug.


Citations

Rexroth, Kenneth. Bird in the Bush: Obvious Essays, New Directions, 1959.

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Kenneth Rexroth
Kenneth Rexroth
  • Born: December 22, 1905
  • Died: June 6, 1982
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Poet

Kenneth Charles Marion Rexroth was an American poet, translator, and critical essayist. He is regarded as a central figure in the San Francisco Renaissance, and paved the groundwork for the movement. Although he did not consider himself to be a Beat poet, and disliked the association, he was dubbed the "Father of the Beats" by Time magazine. Largely self-educated, Rexroth learned several languages and translated poems from Chinese, French, Spanish, and Japanese.