Today -- August 6 -- is award-winning Beat poet Diane di Prima's first birthday in Heaven. She was born in 1934. I don't think she appeared in any of Jack Kerouac's works, but he appeared in hers in a randy sex scene in her Memoirs of a Beatnik. I liked that book a lot, in particular how she graphically but sensitively described her various sexual experiences.
We reviewed her 2015 poetry book, The Poetry Deal, HERE, and curated it HERE. We curated Memoirs of a Beatnik HERE.
In honor of her birthday, you can read about Diane and find some of her poetry HERE.
Happy Birthday, Ms. di Prima!
Thank you so much for reminding me of Diane di Prima. She was a great support and help when I was the volunteer coordinator for the Kerouac Conference. She was a truly lovely woman. We had some good laughs together.
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