Perkoff, Stuart Z.

Biography

Perkoff was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1930; spent time in New York and then on the west coast before establishing himself in Venice, California; as one of the poets of the Beat era, Perkoff's books included: Suicide Room (1956), Eat the Earth (1971), Kowboy Pomes (1973), and Alphabet (1973); was arrested on a drug charge in 1968 and released from prison in 1971; after trying to establish a bookstore in Northern California, he returned to Venice in 1973; died of cancer in 1974.

From the guide to the Stuart Z. Perkoff Papers, ca. 1952-1974, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)

Perkoff was born in St. Louis, MO, in 1930; spent time in NY and then on the west coast before establishing himself in Venice, CA; as one of the poets of the Beat era, Perkoff's books included: Suicide room (1956), Eat the earth (1971), Kowboy Pomes (1973), and Alphabet (1973); was arrested on a drug charge in 1968 and released from prison in 1971; after trying to establish a bookstore in Northern Calif., he returned to Venice in 1973; died of cancer in 1974.

From the description of Papers, ca. 1952-1974. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38514618