Kenneth Patchen

About Kenneth Patchen

Birth Day: December 13, 1911
Birth Place: Ohio
Died On: Jan 8, 1972 (age 60)
Birth Sign: Sagittarius

Kenneth Patchen Net Worth

Kenneth Patchen was born on December 13, 1911 in Ohio. Experimental poet and author who is remembered for Sleepers Awake, The Walking-Away World, and other works. His 1968 work, The Collected Poems of Kenneth Patchen, was lauded by a New York Times reviewer.
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About

Experimental poet and author who is remembered for Sleepers Awake, The Walking-Away World, and other works. His 1968 work, The Collected Poems of Kenneth Patchen, was lauded by a New York Times reviewer.

Before Fame

He attended a Wisconsin college on a football scholarship, but an injury forced him to leave the team and the school. He published his first poetry collection, Before the Brave, in 1936.

Trivia

He was an innovator in the literary genre known as jazz poetry.

Family Life

He grew up in Ohio with four sisters and one brother. He wed Miriam Oikemus in 1934.

Associated With

His work was admired and championed by Novelist Henry Miller.