Stuart Z. Perkoff Papers, ca. 1952-1974

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Stuart Z. Perkoff Papers, ca. 1952-1974

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Stuart Z. Perkoff (1930-1973) was a Beat era poet living in Venice, California. The collection consists of his manuscripts and 46 handwritten journals.

6 boxes (3 linear ft.)

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Perkoff, Stuart Z.

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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 ...